| Kookoo-yeh
Morgh
Ingredients: (4
servings)
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Chicken, 600 grams
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Eggs, 4 large
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Medium onions, 4
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Fresh lime juice, 1-2
spoons
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Saffron, 1/2 teaspoon
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Baking soda, one
teaspoon
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Cooking oil
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Salt
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Black pepper
Directions:
Peel and slice onions, then fry in oil until slightly golden. Wash
and cut chicken into pieces, then fry in onions on both sides
until color changes. Add salt, black pepper, and one glass of hot
water, and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes until little
water is left. Allow chicken to cool down, then remove the bones
and cut the meat into small pieces.
Dissolve saffron in 2-3 spoons of hot water, and baking soda in
2-3 spoons of cold water. Add salt and black pepper to eggs and
mix well. Add saffron, baking soda, lime juice, chicken (with
juice), and onions to eggs and mix well. Heat oil in a pan until
hot. Pour the mix in, flaten the surface with the back of a spoon,
and fry over medium heat for 5-10 minutes. Cut radically into 8
pieces, turn over and fry for another 5-10 minutes.
Persian food
guide generously provided by Roxanna and Farzin Mokhtarian. For more information
on Persian food please
go to their comprehensive Persian recipe web
site.
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