Baked Saffron Yogurt Rice with Chicken (Tahcheen-e Morgh) by Naz Deravian
Tahcheen means “arranged on the bottom,” and it is a beauty of a dish.
Excerpted with permission from Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories by Naz Deravian.
Yield: Serves 8
Tahcheen means “arranged on the bottom,” and it is a beauty of a dish. Juicy pieces of saffron chicken are arranged on a thick yogurt-and-egg tahdig and topped with basmati rice.
Tahcheen can be made on the stovetop or in th…
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