Galinhada

Name: Galinhada
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces; 3 cups rice; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 cup green peas

Galinhada/gah-leen-YAH-dah/

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About this dish

A one-pot chicken and rice dish colored golden with turmeric or achiote, a countryside Brazilian specialty.

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Ingredients

🍗1 whole chicken, cut into pieces

🍚3 cups rice

🌼1 tsp turmeric

🫘1 cup green peas

Method

Serves 4

Brown the chicken pieces with onion and garlic.

Add turmeric and rice, stirring to coat.

Pour in stock and simmer until the rice is nearly cooked.

Stir in green peas near the end.

Serve hot as a hearty one-pot meal.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Galinhada is a traditional dish from Brazil's Minas Gerais and Goiás regions, commonly cooked for large family gatherings.

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