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Wednesday 29 February 2012

Chicken with Vegetables Recipe


Ingredients

For the stock
1 chopped carrots in big pieces
1 chopped onion in big pieces
1/2 celery chopped in cubes
Parsley sticks
3 whole cardamoms
1/2 tea spoon whole black pepper
1 tea spoon whole carnation
Salt

For the Chicken
1 ½ kilo chicken approximately
¼ tea spoon Ground turmeric
¼ tea spoon Ground cinnamon
Chili pepper (optional)
¼ tea spoon Ground dry coriander
¼ tea spoon Ground cardamom
½ tea spoon whole black pepper
½ whole carnation
½ cup mashed tomatoes
1 Chopped potatoes in medium cubes
1 Chopped colorful pepper in medium cubes
1 Chopped eggplants in medium cubes

Method

For the stock
• Put water in a pan and add chicken wings, carrots, onion, celery, parsley, cardamom, black pepper, carnation and salt.
• Place over medium heat, cover but not completely.
• Remove foam and leave to boil then reduce to low heat.

For the chicken:

• Wash chicken well and cut in eight pieces.
• Mix turmeric, cinnamon, chili pepper, dry coriander, cardamom, little oil, in a pan, and then mix well until the mixture becomes like paste.
• Put chicken pieces on the mixture and roll well until they are covered completely. Set aside to marinate.
• Heat olive oil over medium fire and add whole cardamom, whole black pepper and whole carnations.
• Add chicken pieces and fry well from all sides.
• Add little stock and mash tomatoes.
• Add vegetable pieces, season with salt, cover and leave until the chicken is tender.
• Serve with vegetables.