{"id":7607,"date":"2026-09-13T18:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T18:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7607"},"modified":"2026-09-13T18:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T18:10:14","slug":"30-minute-mandi-style-chicken-and-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/13\/30-minute-mandi-style-chicken-and-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"30-Minute Mandi Style Chicken and Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>30-Minute Mandi Style Chicken and Rice<\/h1>\n<p>A quick and easy Mandi-style chicken and rice that&#8217;s incredibly flavorful, aromatic, and perfect for a delicious family dinner. This simplified version gives you all the warm spices and tender chicken of traditional Mandi in just 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>For the Chicken<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00bd lbs (700 g) chicken thighs or drumsticks<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon ground coriander<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon turmeric<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon ground cardamom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Rice<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups basmati rice, rinsed and drained<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil or butter<\/li>\n<li>3 cups chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1 cinnamon stick<\/li>\n<li>3 cardamom pods, lightly crushed<\/li>\n<li>3 whole cloves<\/li>\n<li>1 bay leaf<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon cumin<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon turmeric<\/li>\n<li>Salt to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Optional Garnish<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Toasted almonds or cashews<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley or cilantro<\/li>\n<li>Raisins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Season the chicken:<\/strong> In a bowl, combine the salt, cumin, coriander, paprika, turmeric, black pepper, cinnamon, and cardamom. Rub the spice mixture all over the chicken.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brown the chicken:<\/strong> Heat the olive oil in a large deep skillet or pot over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for about 3\u20134 minutes per side, until nicely browned. Remove the chicken and set aside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the onion:<\/strong> In the same pan, add the chopped onion and cook for 2\u20133 minutes until softened and lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add the rice:<\/strong> Stir in the rinsed basmati rice, cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, bay leaf, cumin, turmeric, and a little salt. Cook for about 1 minute, stirring to coat the rice with the spices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add the broth:<\/strong> Pour in the chicken broth and bring everything to a boil.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Return the chicken:<\/strong> Place the browned chicken pieces on top of the rice. Cover the pan tightly with a lid, reduce the heat to low, and cook for about 15\u201318 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the chicken is completely cooked through.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rest:<\/strong> Turn off the heat and let the dish rest, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff the rice gently with a fork.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve:<\/strong> Transfer the rice to a serving platter and arrange the chicken on top. Garnish with toasted nuts, raisins, parsley, or cilantro if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Rinsing the basmati rice helps keep the grains light and separate.<\/li>\n<li>For extra flavor, use homemade or good-quality chicken broth.<\/li>\n<li>Chicken thighs are especially juicy and work beautifully in this quick version.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the chicken reaches an internal temperature of <strong>165\u00b0F (74\u00b0C)<\/strong> before serving.<\/li>\n<li>For a more traditional Mandi aroma, you can add a small piece of dried lime (loomi) while the rice cooks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>30-Minute Mandi Style Chicken and Rice A quick and easy Mandi-style chicken and rice that&#8217;s incredibly flavorful, aromatic, and perfect&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7609,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7607\/revisions\/7609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}