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50 min — 10 min prep, 40 min cooking.

Mizo Sawhchiar Chicken

Name: Mizo Sawhchiar Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: Mizoram Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 90g onion; 25piece Sougri (Manipur Roselle Leaves - Fresh); 1tsp Ginger; 0.5tsp Turmeric Powder; salt; 250g chicken; 5.5cup Water; 270g rice; 1tsp Garlic; 2tbsp oil

Mizo comfort rice porridge (sawhchiar) simmered with chicken, ginger, garlic and roselle greens -- a light, everyday one-pot meal from Aizawl.

Time 50 min · Serves 9 · 199 kcal · Aizawl, Mizoram

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

onion — 90 g (chopped)
Sougri (Manipur Roselle Leaves - Fresh) — 25 piece (chopped)
Ginger — 1 tsp (ground)
Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
salt (optional) (whole)
chicken — 250 g (chopped)
Water — 5.5 cup (whole)
rice — 270 g (ground)
Garlic — 1 tsp (ground)

Tempering

oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Wash the rice and chicken. Chop the onion, and mince the ginger and garlic. Wash and shred the roselle (kenaf) leaves.
Heat oil in a kadhai or heavy-bottomed pot. Add the chopped onion, ginger and garlic; saute until soft and fragrant.
Add the chicken pieces and turmeric powder. Stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.
Add the rice and water. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the rice breaks down and the mixture thickens into a soft porridge, about 25-30 minutes.
Stir in the roselle (kenaf) leaves and cook for another 3-4 minutes until wilted.
Adjust salt, garnish with fresh coriander leaves, and serve hot.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Mizo Sawhchiar Chicken?: 199 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 50 min — 10 min prep, 40 min cooking.

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