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Eggs & Yogurt

Chicken with Toasted Bread & Yogurt

Fattet d’Jaj
فباب ذجذج

Serve it hot right away with plain rice and salad.

Procedure

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. Rinse and dry chicken pieces. Pour oil into medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken pieces, and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side until light golden brown.
  3. Add 4 cups of water and increaseraise heat to high. Bring to a boil for 3 minutes, and use a spoon to discard the foam from the top.
  4. ReduceLower heat to medium and stir in salt, cinnamon stick, and black pepper. Cover and cook for 15 minutes, then turn off the heat.
  5. Meanwhile, break pita bread into ¾- inch pieces and place them in the baking an 11x7x1.5-inch pan. Toss bread pieces with olive oil untilto coat the coated. pieces of bread.
  6. Place the pan in the oven for 5 minutes until bread turns golden brown, stirring regularly to toast evenly, and set aside.
  7. In a bowl, combine yogurt, tahini, salt, garlic and vinegar and set aside.
  8. Scoop one1 cup chicken broth and pour over the toasted bread.
  9. Top it with the yogurt. Break chicken pieces and arrange over the yogurt, then sprinkle the top with allspice.
  10. Melt butter in a small pan over medium-high heat, add pine nuts and cook for 1 minute until they turn light golden brown. Watch carefully so they do not burn.
  11. Turn off heat, pour nuts over the chicken and serve.

Serve it hot right away with plain rice and salad.

Tip — Plain rice can be cooked at the same time or a few minutes before you start to cook the chicken.
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