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- 28 December 2022
Fattah or Fatteh is a fantastic layered dish that's traditional in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries. There are many many variations of layers, but they all start with the bread at the bottom of the tray - this version is definitely for special occasions, it’s simple but it requires patience and time to show your loved ones that you care. Fattah or Fatteh is a fantastic layered dish that's traditional in Egypt and other Mi...
21 Steps
Chicken Fattah with Rice
Ingredients
For the Chicken
1 whole chicken
2 cups greek yogurt
1 tbsp baharat
1 tsp kosher salt
0.5 tsp pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
For the broth
2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp baharat
0.5 chicken, in pieces
2 celery steaks
0.5 onion, CHOPPED
2 bay leaves
For the meat topping
2 tbsp olive oil
350 gr ground meat
2 tbsp baharat
1 tsp salt
0.5 tsp pepper
For the pine nuts and almonds
1 tsp olive oil
120 gr toasted pine nuts
120 gr blanched almonds
60 gr nuts
For the rice
2 tbsp butter
2 cups Long Grain Rice
0.8 tsp salt
For the sauce
1 cups greek yogurt
1 cloves garlic
0.3 cups mints
1 juice of lemon
0.5 tsp salt
1 Saj Bread, dried and chopped
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Steps
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Step 1
Mix Greek yogurt, Baharat, salt and pepper in a bowl.
Step 2
Cover the chicken with the yogurt mixture, cover it with plastic wrap and let it marinade for at least 8 hours (better overnight).
Step 3
Heat a deep pot to medium high and add the vegetable oil.
Step 4
Add the Baharat and let it cook for 1 minute, until fragrant. Add the chicken, celery steaks, onion and bay leaves. Cook it for around 15 minutes, or until chicken and veggies start to brown.
20 min
Step 5
Add enough water to cover the chicken and veggies and bring to a boil. Once it starts boiling, bring to simmer and let it simmer for 30 minutes.
30 min
Step 6
Strain with a mesh and reserve the broth.
Step 7
Preheat the oven to 180ºC/360ºF. Remove the excess marinade from the chicken, transfer it to a baking tray.
Step 8
Top the chicken with olive oil and brush it.
Step 9
Bake it for 2 hours, or until juicy and browned.
2 h
Step 10
In a skillet, add the olive oil and let it get hot. Add the ground meat, baharat, salt and pepper. Cook until meat has browned and reserve.
Step 11
In the same skillet, add a bit more oil (about 1 tsp.) and add the pine nuts, cook until toasted, about 5 minutes. Repeat the process with the almonds and nuts. Reserve.
Step 12
In a skillet, heat the butter until melted and add the long grain rice.
Step 13
Top with 4 cups of chicken broth, season with salt, bring to a simmer and cook covered for 15 minutes.
15 min
Step 14
Make the yogurt sauce by mixing Greek Yogurt, garlic clove, mint, lemon and salt.
Step 15
To assemble: arrange the Saj bread in the bottom of a large serving tray. Top with 2 cups of hot broth.
Step 16
Add the rice.
Step 17
Top the rice with the minced meat.
Step 18
Top with pine nuts, almonds and nuts.
Step 19
Top with the baked chicken.
Step 20
Top with fresh mint, almonds, nuts and pine nuts.
Step 21
Serve with Greek yogurt sauce.
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