Berbere Chicken with Pulses

 

 

I confess I did not create this recipe, but I’ve adapted several recipes to this one with a great success.

At the beginning I was planning to prepare this with green lentils, but as I noticed I did not have them at home I looked for a valid substitute. In the pantry I had red lentils, but I also found something better: a wonderful colored mixture of pulses!

The recipe begun with the preparation of the Ethiopian spice mixture: the Berbere Spice Blend!

This was needed for the pulses and for the chicken!

The following steps were very easy and this main dish is also a very much appreciated combination had been created!

• Servings: 4-6
• Time: 60 min
• Difficulty: medium
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You need:

Berbere spices blend

• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• ½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 2 whole allspice berries
• Seeds of 4 green cardamom pods
• 4 cloves
• 2 dried red chilies, if too hot for you seeded
• 3 tablespoons sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• ½ teaspoon ginger
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt

Pulses (mixture of lentils and small beans) quantity of each to taste and to availability:

• Horse beans
• Haricot bean
• Mung bean
• Green lentils
• Brown lentils
• Small red bean (Adzuki beans)
• Black eyed peas

 

Veggies and pulses stew

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 big onion, chopped
• 1 cup carrots, peeled diced
• 2 cm ginger, peeled, chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, peeled chopped
• 1-2 tablespoon Berbere spice blend (see above or use another mixture)
• 1 cup tomatoes, diced
• 1 cup mixed pulses (see above)
• 3 cup water or to taste

Chicken

• 4-6 pieces of chicken, skin removed (about 600-800 g)
• 1 tablespoon Berbere spice blend
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)¨
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter for the skillet (if possible Ethiopian spiced butter)

Garnish

• Chopped parsley

Procedure

Berbere spices blend

1. First of all toast the seed first for a few minutes in a dry skillet to bring out their flavor. Let cool down.
2. Grind the seeds with a spice or a coffee grinder.
3. Add the remaining powdered spices and the salt.
4. Pulse shortly again and store it airtight for example in a small jar.

Veggies and pulses stew

5. Heat oil in a skillet and sauté onions, carrots, ginger and cloves until onions turn soft.
6. Add Berbere spice blend and sauté for 2 more minutes
7. Add tomatoes, pulses, water and salt to taste.
8. Let cook for about 30 minutes or until al dente; add more water if needed while cooking.
9. Pour pulses into an oven safe mold and place into the preheated oven

Chicken

10. While pulses are cooking combine chicken with the other ingredients (except of butter) and preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F.
11. Fry the chicken pieces until roasted on all sides in the butter until lightly browned.
12. Transfer chicken over the pulses, add 1/2 cup of water to the skillet and pour this liquid over the pulses.
13. Sprinkle chicken with some more Berbere to taste and bake for about 10-15 minutes.
14. Serve with chopped parsley

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