Festival Chicken in Pomegranate and Tamarind Sauce
From mystic_river1 15 years agoIngredients
- 4 medium yellow onions, diced shopping list
- 4 medium red onions, diced shopping list
- 2 cups chopped fresh cilantro shopping list
- 10 garlic cloves, minced shopping list
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika shopping list
- 1 teaspoon hot paprika or cayenne pepper shopping list
- 1 teaspoon black pepper shopping list
- 3 tablespoons tamarind paste (see note), diluted in 3 tablespoons water shopping list
- 1/2 cup pomegranate paste (see note) diluted in 1/2 cup water, or 1 cup pomegranate juice shopping list
- 2 tablespoons ketchup shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 10 skinless chicken thighs shopping list
- 10 skinless chicken legs shopping list
- Seeds from pomegranate, for garnish. shopping list
How to make it
- In a large Dutch oven or in a pot with a tight-fitting lid, mix the onions, 1 1/2 cups cilantro, the garlic and the spices.
- Blend in the diluted tamarind paste, the diluted pomegranate paste, the ketchup and the salt.
- Add chicken thighs and legs to pot, and submerge in sauce.
- Cover, and cook on medium-high heat for 10 minutes, then lower heat, and cook for 1 hour.
- Uncover, adjust seasonings to taste, and continue cooking for 20 minutes.
- Transfer chicken and sauce to a serving platter, and garnish with remaining cilantro.
- Sprinkle pomegranate seeds over platter, and serve hot.
- Note: Sold in Middle Eastern and Indian markets and some supermarkets.
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Interesting recipe. I will try this one! Thanks Have a Great Night! Kim ;)
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