Dijaj Ala Timman
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Indian
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        ***FOR THE RICE STUFFING***
     1/2  cup           Basmati or good quality long grain rice
   1      small         onion -- chopped fine
     1/4  cup           pine nuts or blanched and silvered almonds
  30      grams         walnuts -- chopped
     1/4  cup           sultanas -- (or white raisins)
     1/2  teaspoon      baharat or allspice
 160      milliliter    water
                        black pepper and salt to taste
                        ***TO FINISH***
   1                    chicken
                        freshly ground black pepper to taste
  35      grams         melted butter or ghee
  80      milliliters   water or light stock
 

Preparation:

CLEAN and wash the rice until the water runs clear. Drain well. Heat ghee in a pan. Add onion and fry gently until transparent. Stir in pine nuts or almonds, walnuts and rice and fry for five minutes, stirring often. Add sultanas, baharat, water, salt and pepper to taste. Stir well. Cover and cook on low heat for 10 minutes until all the water is absorbed. Remove from heat and cool. Clean chicken and wipe dry with paper towels. Fill cavity with rice stuffing and truss. Rub the chicken with salt and pepper. Melt butter or ghee in a baking dish. Place the chicken in it and baste well with the butter or ghee. Add water or stock to the baking dish and roast the chicken in a moderately hot oven for two-and-a-half hours, basting often with juices in the dish. Serve the chicken, cut into portions, with the stuffing piled in the center of the platter. Juices in the baking dish may be skimmed, diluted with a little stock, brought to the boil and served separately in a jug