Breads and flatbreads
ChefOla Faour
Musakhan Chicken with Saj Bread or Tortilla
Musakhan-style chicken is a beloved, distinctive dish from Palestinian cuisine. This recipe is very easy and delicious — suitable as an appetizer or as a main course. Enjoy!
Musakhan chicken — one of the tastiest, easiest, and quickest recipes. If you love chicken flavored with sumac, you will really enjoy this dish.
Ingredients
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- 4 boneless chicken breasts, boiled
- 6 large onions cut into wedges
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Nuts of your choice (optional)
- 1/4 cup sumac
- Salt, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- A pinch of black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- Juice of half a lemon
- Saj bread or tortillas
- From ندى also: Honeycomb pastry filled with Musakhan chicken
- Click for the tortilla (tortilla bread) recipe
Method
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- Fry the thinly sliced onions in olive oil until softened.
- Add half of the sumac, the lemon juice, and the nuts to the onions. Cook for about 3 minutes over the heat, stirring.Timers: 3 min
- Add the shredded boiled chicken and then add the remaining lemon juice, remaining sumac, salt, and the spices.
- Stir briefly, then remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
- Spoon the filling onto pieces of saj bread or tortillas cut into triangles or squares.
- Arrange the pieces on a baking tray and brush the tops with olive oil to give them a nice color when baking.
- Sprinkle sumac on top as well, then place the tray in a preheated oven at medium heat until the Musakhan is warmed and lightly toasted; brown the tops.
- Serve the musakhan immediately while hot.
Recipe tags
Breads and flatbreadsLevantDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Baked kibbeh recipe
- Honeycomb pastry filled with Musakhan chicken
- tortilla (tortilla bread) recipe
