MUSAKHAN

Ingredients: 

1. 2 big round Tanour bread*
2. 2 chickens
3. 4 onions
4. 1 tsp 7 spices
5. 1 tsp salt
6. 1 tsp black pepper
7. 1 tsp cardamom
8. ½ tsp cinnamon
9. ½ tsp safflower
10. ¼ tsp cloves
11. ¼ tsp nutmeg
12. ¼ cup sumac
13. ½ tsp cumin for the onions
14. 1 head of garlic
15. 1 lemon
16. ½ cup olive oil with onions
17. 1/3 cup corn oil with onions
18. 1/3 cup corn oil with the chicken
19. ¼ cup almonds

Cooking instructions: 

1. Cut the chicken into 4 pieces each
2. Soak chicken in water with salt & vinegar for about 30min
3. Wash chicken and drain
4. Peel the garlic and mash them
5. Mix all the spices together
6. Coat each piece of chicken with the mashed garlic
7. Coat each piece of chicken with the spices mix
8. Squeeze the lemon over the chicken
9. Put the rest of spices on the side
10. Peel the onions and slice them
11. Put ½ cup of olive oil with 1/3 cup of corn oil in a pot
12. Add 3 onions and sauté them
13. Add the ½ tsp of cumin with the rest of spices over the onions
14. Cook the onions until they are lightly golden or browned
15. In another pot, put 1/3 cup of corn oil and add the chicken
16. Cook the chicken until it is well done
17. Place the chicken in an oven tray and broil them until they are golden red

Plating the dish: 

1. Cut the Tanour bread into 8 slices each
2. Dip each piece of bread into the chicken broth and then place on a round tray
3. Drizzle each piece of bread with the sautéed onions
4. Sprinkle sumac over it
5. Add the chicken over the bread
6. Garnish with sumac and toasted almonds

This recipe is proposed by: http://stitchingcuisines.com/musakhan/