Little Miss Sunshine Lemon & Rice Chicken

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180˚C.
2. Flavour chicken with salt and pepper.
3. Heat butter and olive oil in an ovenproof pan and fry chicken until golden brown (5-8 minutes).
4. Remove and keep separate.
5. Fry lemon slices and keep separate.
6. Fry onions until soft and translucent, stir garlic and mustard seeds in and fry another minute. Move onion mix to the side, add raw rice and fry while stirring. Kernels might start to pop. Add turmeric to onions and rice. Now add curry leaves, warm chicken stock, lemon juice and zest.
7. Place chicken on rice, close with a lid and bake in the oven until the rice is soft and the chicken cooked through (about 25 minutes). If necessary, add more stock during the cooking process. Remove lid and bake for another 5-8 minutes. Garnish with the browned lemon slices and add fresh herbs, feta and/or olives.