Arabic style chicken with sumac, onions and walnuts

Source : Marinate The Chicken Pieces In The Marinade Ingredients For One Hour Or Overnight Grease An Ovenproof Dish With Butter Tear The Pita Breads Into Piece...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : December 19, 2025

Step:

  1. Marinate the chicken pieces in the marinade ingredients for one hour or overnight.

    Arabic style chicken with sumac, onions and walnuts recipe step 1 photo Arabic style chicken with sumac, onions and walnuts recipe step 1 photo Arabic style chicken with sumac, onions and walnuts recipe step 1 photo
  2. Grease an ovenproof dish with butter.

  3. Tear the pita breads into pieces and line the dish; keep balance pieces aside.

  4. Remove the chicken pieces from the marinade and place on the pita bread.

  5. To the remaining marinade add 1/4 cup olive oil,sliced onions,coriander leaves, sumac,walnuts and salt to taste. Toss together and layer it on the chicken legs.

  6. Cover with the remaining pita pieces and bake in a preheated oven @ 180 degree centigrade for 40 minutes.

  7. If the bread gets too much colour, cover the dish with aluminium foil.

  8. Remove and serve warm.

  9. Crush the crisp pita pieces and garnish on the chicken for added texture.


Ingredients

  1. 4 whole chicken legs , skinless
  2. 1/4 cup olive oil
  3. 4 pita bread
  4. 200 gm yellow onions ,finely sliced
  5. 1& 1/2 cup coriander leaves ,chopped
  6. 100 gm walnuts
  7. 1 & 1/2 tbsp sumac
  8. as needed butter for greasing the baking pan
  9. Ingredients for marinade:
  10. 10 cloves garlic , grated
  11. 1/4 cup olive oil
  12. 2 tsp sumac
  13. 1/2 tsp all spice
  14. 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
  15. 1/2 tsp paprika
  16. 1 lemon juice
  17. to taste salt

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