Chicken Madrouba

Name: Chicken Madrouba
Prep time: 5 s
Cook time: 160 s
Total time: 160 s
Yield: 7
Cuisine: Middle East
Ingredients: 750 grams Chicken Thighs; 4 cups Hot Water; 2 pieces bay leaves; 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon Ground all spice; 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil; 1 Medium Onion finely chopped; 20 tablespoons Tomato Paste; 1/2 cup Ginger finely chopped; 1/2 cup Garlic finely chopped; 1 can Tomato puree; 2/3 cup Green lentils; 1 tablespoon Lime powder; 2 tablespoons Green chili pepper; 1 cup Coriander leaves chopped; 2/3 cup Rolled oats; 2 cubes Maggi® Chicken Bouillon

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Chicken Madrouba is one of traditional dishes of the Arabian Gulf cuisine, an amazing authentic recipe. Check out other recipes in MAGGI Arabia for more home cooking inspirations.

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Ingredients

7 Servings

Chicken breast

750 g

Water

4 cups

bay leaves

2 pieces

Ground cinnamon

1 tsp

Ground all spice

1 tsp

Vegetable oil

2 tbsp

Onions, finely chopped

1 Medium

Tomato Paste

20 tbsp

Ginger, finely chopped

0.5 cup

Garlic, finely chopped

0.5 cup

Tomato puree

1 can

Green lentils

0.67 cup

Dried lime

1 tbsp

Chilli pepper

2 tbsp

Coriander leaves, chopped

1 cup

Freekeh, washed and soaked

0.67 cup

Maggi® Chicken Bouillon

2 cubes

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Nutritional Information

Carbohydrates

38.51 g

Energy

361.53 kcal

Fats

10.38 g

Protein

32.57 g

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8 min

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Dissolve 2 cubes MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon or 20 g cubes in 1000 ml of hot water and set aside.

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Place cleaned chicken thighs in a large pot, add MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon, bay leaves, cinnamon and emirati spices and bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 hrs or until c

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In a separate pot, heat vegetable oil, sauté onions until golden, add tomato paste and sauté for an additional 2-3 mins. Add ginger, garlic, tomato puree and brin

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Add the reserved chicken stock, lentils, lime powder and green chili, cover and simmer until lentils are fully cooked for about 1 hr.

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Add boneless cooked chicken pieces and gently mash using a potato masher until chicken is turned into shreds and lentils are ½ mashed (do not use a food processor

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Add rolled oats 10 mins before serving. Gently stir and ensure oats are soft.

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Serve in a soup bowl garnishing with the remaining fresh coriander leaves.

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Serve with flat-bread or rice.

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