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Chicken Fatayer Recipe

Saif Al Deen Odeh
Chicken Fatayer is a Middle Eastern meat pie recipe that has fillings of chicken, vegetables and different spices
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Baking Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Snacks
Cuisine Arabic, Middle Eastern
Servings 6 people
Calories 363 kcal

Ingredients
  

Making the Dough

  • 2 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon yeast
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Making the Chicken Fillings

  • 400 grams boneless chicken breast, chopped
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup grated carrots
  • 1 cup red onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves grated garlic
  • ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon coriander powder
  • ⅓ teaspoon cumin powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise

Other Ingredients

  • 100 gram Mozzarella Cheese
  • ½ cup sesame seeds
  • 1 egg yolk

Instructions
 

Making the Dough

  • Mix warm water, brown sugar and yeast in a glass. Mix to stir
  • Add all purpose flour and salt into the large bowl. Pour the Yeast-water mixture. Stir gently.
  • Pour extra virgin olive oil, and continue stirring. Use your hand to knead until it becomes elastic and fluffy.
  • Cover with a plastic or towel and set aside for 1 hour, in room temperature, to double in size.

Cooking the Chicken Fillings

  • Add olive oil in the pan. Once hot, add grated garlic followed by red onion. Stir till it turns translucent.
  • Add chopped boneless chicken breast. Stir to mix and let it cook till there is less juice
  • Add chopped bell pepper. Stir to mix.
  • Once the bell pepper is cooked (becoming a bit soft), add the spices. Stir gently.
  • Add grated carrots and mayonnaise. Mix to combine.
  • Once already cooked, turn off the heat. Set aside.

Assembling the Fatayer

  • Once the dough grew in size, divide it in 12 pieces. Shape each of them into a ball
  • Use the rolling pin to make into an oval shaped dough.
  • Stuff it with chicken fillings followed by shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Pinch the edge together in the center to close the dough
  • Turn to the opposite side, and push it down to form into a flat bun-like bread
  • Put the fatayer into the tray. Brush the dough with egg yolk and add sesame seeds on it.
  • Preheat the oven in 200 C or 390 F. Transfer into the oven and let it bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Cook longer if you prefer dark golden brown.
  • Cool it down before serving

Notes

  • If you don't have mozzarella cheese, you can use cheddar cheese.
  • The amount of stuffing depends on you. But, avoid overstuffing it to prevent the bread breaking when baking.

Nutrition

Calories: 363kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 30gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 366mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5g
Keyword Chicken Fatayer, Fatayer
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