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Wheat Harissa with Chicken

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Wheat Harissa with Chicken

Wheat harissa (harisa) is very nourishing and delicious when cooked properly—mash the wheat grains while cooking. It goes well with chicken or meat.

Total time105 min
Prep45 min
Cook60 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyHard
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MainsGulfGluten freeNut freeEgg freeHardLong cook

Recipe story

Wheat harissa with chicken... a very nutritious dish and delicious when prepared the traditional way.

Ingredients

  • 500 g hulled wheat
  • Chicken (for boiling)
  • Lemon peel and salt for poaching the chicken
  • 350 g butter
  • Salt to taste
  • Wheat harissa with chicken recipe from our friend and cook on Shou Tabkhin El-Youm:
  • فاطمة جمول
  • Click Fatima's name to visit her profile on our site
  • To make yellow rice with chicken see: Yellow rice with chicken

Method

  1. Wash the wheat well then soak it overnight
  2. The next day, wash the wheat again and set it aside
  3. Wash the chicken then boil it with lemon peel and salt only, because strong spices change the harissa's flavor, so we do not use them
  4. When the chicken is cooked, lift it out of its broth and set it aside, then boil the hulled wheat in that broth
  5. Mash the wheat grains continuously during cooking using two spoons... place the grains between the spoons and press... repeat until fully cooked
  6. When the wheat is very well cooked add the boiled, de-boned chicken
  7. Melt the butter in a pan then add it over the harissa pot... add salt to taste and stir for just five minutes
  8. Serve the wheat harissa with chicken hot
  9. Wheat harissa with chicken recipe from a friend and cook on Sho Tabkheen Al Youm:
  10. Fatima Jammoul
  11. Click Fatima's name to visit her page on our site
  12. To make yellow rice with chicken see the method at this link: Yellow Rice with Chicken
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  14. #sho_tabkheen_al_youm

Notes and serving ideas

  • Yellow rice with chicken
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