CHICKEN FATTEH BY CHEF RAGHU
CHEF RAGHU I The word Fatteh generally refers to any
meal that contains pieces of fried or roasted bread. Some examples are Hummus
Fatteh, Eggplant Fatteh, and chicken Fatteh, which is our recipe for today.
Ingredients:
100gms chicken
30gms onion
300gms rice
3 pita bread
300ml yogurt
30gms chopped garlic
Spices and seasoning to taste
Clean and season the chicken to taste (salt, pepper, cardamom
seeds, and nutmeg). Peel the onion and place the whole onion with the chicken
and a cup of water in a chicken oven bag. Roast in the oven over medium heat.
Leave to cook for one hour (or more according to the weight of the chicken.)
Cut the pita bread into small square pieces and fry them. Cook the rice. Place
the bread in the bottom of the serving pan (which needs to be a semi-deep
dish.) After the chicken is cooked, pour the chicken stock onto the bread and
mix with one crushed garlic clove and one spoon of cooked rice. Place the
remaining rice on top of the bread and chicken stock combination and make sure
it's fully covered. Mix the two remaining crushed garlic cloves into the yogurt
and pour the combination over the rice and bread. Remove the bones from the
chicken, and place the chicken pieces on top of the yogurt. Serve immediately.
Optional garnish: fried pine seeds and fresh parsley.
