Authentic and Delicious Chicken Musakhan Recipe
Chicken Musakhan is a local Arabic dish that consists of chicken placed on bread. There are many versions of this dish, but the main spice used in most of them is sumac, a spice with an attractive color and an amazing tangy flavor. We could write a lot about sumac, but we’re here for a different purpose.
Let’s get back to Musakhan, whether you call it Musakhan or Muhammar, whether the chicken is cut into pieces or whole, at the end of the day it’s just chicken, onions, bread, and a lot of spices. Is there anything more comforting than dishes like this? We’ve talked enough, let’s make some delicious food!
How to Make Chicken Musakhan
Ingredients for Chicken Musakhan:
Chicken:
- 1 kg chicken (breast / thighs / drumsticks / wings)
- 2 onions
- Olive oil
Spice Marinade for Chicken Musakhan
- 1 tablespoon sumac
- 1/2 grated nutmeg (1 teaspoon nutmeg)
- 1/2 teaspoon
- smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon English pepper
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon baharat spice mix
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon salt
Dough for Chicken Musakhan
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 tablespoon dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
How to Make Baked Chicken Musakhan?
Preparing the Chicken Marinade
- Add all the spices to a bowl and mix to get a uniform spice mixture.
- Arrange the chicken pieces in a baking dish.
- Pour the spice mixture into the baking dish and coat the chicken with the spices.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil and place in a preheated oven at 200°C for one hour.
Preparing the Dough for Chicken Musakhan
- Add flour, yeast, and sugar to a bowl.
- Mix to a uniform mixture.
- Add the water and mix into a dough.
- Add the salt.
- Knead the dough until it becomes elastic and smooth.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for half an hour to an hour.
Frying Onions
- Chop the onions coarsely.
- Add to a pan and cover the onions with olive oil.
- Fry over medium heat until the onion becomes translucent.
Preparing Pitas for Chicken Musakhan
- After the dough has risen, flour a work surface and drop the dough onto the surface.
- Flour the dough and open it with your hands or a rolling pin.
- Roll out the dough to the thickness of a puff pastry.
- Cut the dough with a knife.
- Bake for 5-10 minutes (a short bake just to slightly harden the dough so it holds the meat).
- Remove from the oven and assemble the dish.
Assembling the Dish
- Place the dough on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
- Pour the oil in which the onion was fried onto the pita and brush the oil to cover the entire dough. (Here I’m stingy with the oil, in the original chicken musakhan recipes the dough is dipped in the oil).
- Sprinkle the onion on the pita.
- Sprinkle sumac on top.
- Arrange the chicken on the dough.
- Bake for about half an hour or until a nice golden color.
That’s it for how to make this chicken musakhan recipe. Make this recipe and you’ll understand what a tasty dish it is. Chicken Musakhan is very suitable for family meals, for couples, and you can be creative and make small portions of shredded chicken Musakhan for events.
Bon Appetit!
