Ingredients
Scale
- 2 chicken breasts
- 3 cups of water
- 2 seeds cardamom or 1 cinnamon stick or few slices of onions
- 8 ounces chopped carrots
- 8 ounces chopped potatoes
- 8 ounces chopped zucchinis
- 1/4 cup of white uncooked rice
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1-2 tablespoon chopped parsley
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Bring 4 cups of water to boil, add to that either: 2 cardamom seeds or 1 cinnamon stick or a few slices of onions.
- Once the water starts boiling add chicken breasts then lower the heat to medium and let it cook uncovered for about half an hour. Remove all fat (if any) that comes out of the chicken hovering on top of the pot during cooking.
- Once the chicken is tender and fully cooked, take breasts out of the pot and remove skin (if not removed early on) and all bones. Chop breasts into squares and place it back in the pot.
- Add chopped carrots, potatoes to cook with chicken, let it boil for 10-15 minutes then add zucchinis and rice. Cover the pot and lower the heat and let it simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Add salt, pepper and cardamom powder, and sprinkle parsley on top.
- Turn off the heat and serve hot with bread and a squeeze of lemon.