Chicken Fatteh (Fattet Dajaj)

Authorbaidoone
RatingDifficultyIntermediate

This Chicken Fatteh (Fattet Dajaj) is an amazing combo of flavors made with yogurt, spiced shredded chicken, rice, tahini, toasted pine nuts & pita bread!

Yields6 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time40 mins
 1 large onion finely chopped
 1 tsp olive oil
 6 cups hot water
 1 sachet Powder Chicken Bouillon
 1 medium whole chicken, skin removed and cut into quarters
 1 cup rice, washed
 3 cups yogurt
 2 cloves garlic, crushed
 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
 2 tsp tahini sauce
 2 cups cups pita bread, toasted
 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
 ¼ cup pine seeds, toasted
1

In a deep pot, sauté onions in olive oil until golden. Add hot water, Powder Chicken Bouillon and chicken pieces, and gently simmer over medium heat until chicken is fully cooked. Remove chicken from broth and remove bones.

2

In the same pot, add rice to the stock and cook over medium heat until rice is fully cooked and slightly sticky.

3

Meanwhile, prepare yogurt sauce by combining yogurt, garlic, lemon juice and tahini, and stir until smooth.

4

To assemble, arrange half of the toasted bread on the bottom of a serving dish, spoon rice over top and pour yogurt sauce over rice, sprinkle remaining toasted bread over yogurt and arrange chicken pieces on top. Garnish top with parsley and toasted pine seeds before serving.

Ingredients

 1 large onion finely chopped
 1 tsp olive oil
 6 cups hot water
 1 sachet Powder Chicken Bouillon
 1 medium whole chicken, skin removed and cut into quarters
 1 cup rice, washed
 3 cups yogurt
 2 cloves garlic, crushed
 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
 2 tsp tahini sauce
 2 cups cups pita bread, toasted
 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
 ¼ cup pine seeds, toasted

Directions

1

In a deep pot, sauté onions in olive oil until golden. Add hot water, Powder Chicken Bouillon and chicken pieces, and gently simmer over medium heat until chicken is fully cooked. Remove chicken from broth and remove bones.

2

In the same pot, add rice to the stock and cook over medium heat until rice is fully cooked and slightly sticky.

3

Meanwhile, prepare yogurt sauce by combining yogurt, garlic, lemon juice and tahini, and stir until smooth.

4

To assemble, arrange half of the toasted bread on the bottom of a serving dish, spoon rice over top and pour yogurt sauce over rice, sprinkle remaining toasted bread over yogurt and arrange chicken pieces on top. Garnish top with parsley and toasted pine seeds before serving.

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