Moroccan Chicken Rfissa
Rfissa is a Moroccan dish consist of chicken, fenugreek seeds, and lentils cooked with spices like Ras El Hanout and turmeric. This flavorful dish is commonly served atop shredded msemmen bread.
Ingredients
- 7 pieces of chicken legs & thighs
- 1 teaspoon Ras El Hanout
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- ½ cup coriander leaves chopped
- ½ cup parsley leaves chopped
- 2 tablespoons fenugreek seeds
- ¼ cup brown lentils
- 4 pieces of Msemmen bread
- 2 teaspoons grated garlic
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 large red onion sliced
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 boiled eggs for serving
- 1 whole garlic clove for simmering
- Salt and Black Pepper for taste
Instructions
- First, heat vegetable oil in the pot over medium heat. Once hot, add sliced red onions and stir until they turn light brown.
- Next, add the chicken legs and thighs, giving them a quick stir before adding the ras el hanout spice and turmeric.
- Pour water into the pot and bring it to a boil. Add grated garlic and ginger when the water starts boiling. Reduce the heat to simmer for 30 minutes.
- After 15 minutes of simmering, add chopped coriander and parsley leaves, as well as whole garlic cloves, to enhance the flavor of the rfissa stew.
- Once you've simmered for almost 25 minutes, add drained brown lentils and fenugreek seeds. Gently mix to combine and continue simmering for an additional 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Afterward, remove the chicken and transfer it to a baking pan. Place the baking pan in the oven and let it broil for 5 minutes to brown the chicken.
- While the chicken is broiling, shred the msemmen bread into smaller pieces.
- For assembly, transfer the shredded bread onto a plate and pour the stew, including fenugreek seeds and lentils, over it.
- Finally, once the chicken is done broiling, serve it on top of the fenugreek seeds, lentils, and msemmen bread. Enjoy!
Notes
- Soaking the lentils and fenugreek seeds overnight is necessary to decrease both the cooking time and the bitterness from the seeds.
- In case msemmen bread is unavailable, alternative flatbreads like tortilla or Arabic khubz can be used.
- Instead of chicken, beef or lamb can be utilized as an alternative.
Nutrition
Serving: 4gCalories: 580kcalCarbohydrates: 57.5gProtein: 26.7gFat: 18.9gSaturated Fat: 2.9gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 479mgPotassium: 901mgFiber: 13.8gSugar: 2.2gCalcium: 225mgIron: 22mg
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