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Chicken biryani, a fragrant rice dish with chicken, peanuts, and apples

Chicken biryani, a fragrant rice dish with chicken, peanuts, and apples

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A quick and easy Bengali snack: flattened rice, sautéed with onion, potato, mustard seeds, curry leaves, and turmeric, and topped with fried peanuts.

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Recipe from Gobindo Sarkar, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Polao, a cousin of Indian poha, is a light snack. The flattened rice, simply rinsed, is heated for a few minutes with ground nuts and apple sauce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstove
  • Estimated cost$2.22 $1.11 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

2 people
  • $1.09
  • $0.15
  • $0.34
  • $0.21
  • $0.06
  • $0.24
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the flattened rice in a colander, rinse it quickly with clear water, and let it drain without breaking it apart. ≈ 2 min
  2. Heat the oil in a pan, then add the peanuts and set aside.
  3. In the remaining oil, heat the mustard and curry leaves, then add the onion and potato. ≈ 3 min
  4. Cook them until the potatoes are tender, then add the salt, a little sugar, and the turmeric. ≈ 3 min
  5. Add the flattened rice and peanuts, and gently mix. ≈ 4 min
  6. Stir for 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat, then turn off the heat.

The bill

Chicken biryani, a fragrant rice dish with chicken, peanuts, and apples

  • 1 1/2 cups of thick, flattened rice (chira or poha)$1.09
  • 2 tablespoons of peanut$0.15
  • 1 potato, diced$0.34
  • 1 chopped onion$0.21
  • a small amount of black mustard seeds and curry leaves$0.06
  • 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric$0.24
  • 2 tablespoons of soybean oil$0.13

Total$2.22

that's $1.11 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups of thick, flattened rice (chira or poha)
  • 2 tablespoons of peanut
  • 1 potato, diced
  • 1 chopped onion
  • a small amount of black mustard seeds and curry leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
  • salt and sugar, to your liking
  • 2 tablespoons of soybean oil

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