Sufra Dayma:

Oriental baked chicken

By Moushira Abdel-Malek

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Ingredients:

1.5 kg whole chicken

1 onion (whole) peeled

3 ripe tomatoes (sliced)

3 green bell peppers (sliced)

1/2 cup lemon juice

2 cups chicken stock

1 bouillon cube

2 tbsp crushed garlic

1 large bunch of coriander leaves (chopped)

Oil

Salt + pepper + 2 cardamom seeds + 1 bay leaf

Method:

In a large cooking pan, boil chicken in enough water with cardamom and bay leaf, only until half done. Remove and strain from stock. Cut into 8 parts and brown in oil on both sides. Remove on kitchen paper towels. Strain 2 cups of stock and dissolve bouillon while bringing to the boil. In a frying pan, gently fry garlic only until yellowish. Add coriander and stir, then add lemon juice. Pour over strained stock and bouillon. Place chicken parts in an oven-proof baking dish. Season stock mixture and pour over chicken. Top alternately with tomato and green pepper slices. Bake in a preheated hot oven at 220 degrees until chicken parts are goldened and well done. Serve with mashed potatoes and sautéed vegetables.