Chicken Marqouqa from UAE


 


Ingredients

To make the Markoukah dough:

  • Flour: 2 cups (for all uses)
  • Salt: a teaspoon
  • Oil: a tablespoon
  • Water: a cup (or according to the need of flour)
  • Chicken: chicken (cut into 4 pieces, without the skin)
  • Carrots: as desired (cut into medium-sized pieces)
  • Green pepper: to taste (cut into medium-sized pieces)
  • Green squash: as desired (cut into medium-sized pieces)
  • Coriander: bundle (chopped)
  • Hot green pepper: 2 pieces (optional)
  • Tomatoes: 3 grains (chopped)
  • Onions: 3 grains (chopped)
  • Garlic: 4 cloves (crushed)
  • Tomato paste: 2 tablespoons (optional)
  • Lomi: 2 tablets (dry / cut in half)
  • Curry Leaves: Leaves (fresh/optional)
  • - Salt, to taste
  • - Black pepper to taste
  • Spices: a tablespoon (Emirati seed)
  • Cumin: 1 teaspoon (crushed)
  • Coriander: 1 teaspoon (crushed)
  • Cinnamon: 1 teaspoon (ground)
  • - Cardamom: a teaspoon (crushed)
  • Turmeric: 1 teaspoon (crushed)
  • Oil: a third of a cup
  • Water: 2 liters (boiled / or as needed)
  • Ghee: a tablespoon





How to prepare

  • How to prepare the dough: Put the flour with salt in a mixing bowl, add water gradually until the dough is homogeneous, then add a tablespoon of oil to soften the dough, and cover for a minimum of 15 minutes.


  • The dough is rolled and rolled to a thin thickness, and the rolled dough is placed on the surface of the salon and cut using the spoon into medium-sized pieces and stirred.


  • The process is repeated until the amount of dough is finished.


  • We raise the oil in a saucepan over the fire, then put the onions and a pinch of salt until the onions are browned well, add the garlic paste, ginger and curry leaves.


  • Add the washed chicken, the rest of the spices, and a little water.


  • Add the vegetables and stir with the spices, tomato paste, then the boiling water and green coriander, cover the pot and leave until the chicken is cooked.


  • Roll out the dough and roll it out to a thin thickness.


  • The "chopped vegetables" are added to the salon and cut using the spoon into medium-sized pieces, and the process is repeated until the amount of dough is finished.


  • Add a tablespoon of ghee, cover the pot and leave it on a low heat for 5 minutes, then serve the margarine hot.


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