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  Pistachio chicken   Paella
 
  • 1 KG CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS
  • 100 GRAM PISTACHIOS, chopped
  • 50 GRAM FLOUR
  • 1 TBSP CURRY POWDER
  • 2 EGGS, beaten
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  • 250 GRAM LONG GRAIN RICE
  • 200 GRAM CHICKEN BREAST, in cubes
  • 100 GRAM GREEN PEAS
  • 200 GRAM PRAWNS, shelled and cleaned
  • 200 GRAM SQUID, cleaned and cut
  • A LITTLE SAFFRON
  • 1 GREEN SWEET PEPPER, cut in cubes
  • 3 TOMATOES, chopped
  • 2 CLOVES GARLIC, mashed
  • OLIVE OIL
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    Mix the flour with the curry powder. Dip the drumsticks first in eggs, then in flour, again in egg and finally in the pistachios. Put the drumsticks in an oven dish and bake 20 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.

    Fry the pepper, the garlic, the squid and the chicken fillet in the olive oil. Add the rice, fry for one minute. Add 5 deciliter water and saffron, bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes, then add tomatoes, prawns and peas. Simmer for 10 minutes more, stir before serving.

    Paella is a recipe from Valencia, Spain. On the culinary calendar you can see, that Valencia is famous for the Fallas Festival. This Festival starts on the 19th of March and may last a long time after that. Apart from a lot of drinks, paella dinners are also often served.