Dubai - Arabstoday
This is the traditional dish of UAE.
Ingredients
1.2 kg chicken drumsticks
200 gms garlic
50 gms ginger
30 gms bezar (Arabic spice mix)
30 gms turmeric
10 gms fresh green chilli
80 gms fresh coriander
40 gms dry lemon
1 gm saffron
75 gms salt
20 gms cinnamon powder
100 gms ghee
200 gms corn oil
50 gms curry leaves
20 gms dry red chilli
30 gms corn flour
240 gms Arabic bread
100 gms potato
100 gms carrot
100 gms baby marrow
Preparation
Heat oil in a pan and sauté onion.Add garlic,ginger and green chilli and cook for two minutes.
Add tomato paste,fresh tomato,bezar,tumeric and dried lemon and cook through for two minutes.Add the chicken drumsticks,salt,saffron,coriander and a little water and simmer for 20 minutes.
Place the sliced potato,carrots and baby marrow into the pan and continue to cook for a further 10minutes.Add a little ghee to taste,and finish the dish with a pinch of cinnamon.Transfer the dish to a plate,soak the Arabic bread in the sauce and place on top of the chicken.
Use up the rest of the sauce as garnish and arrange fried curry leaves and red chillies around the dish.
From: Gulfnews