Musakhan is the national dish of Palestine. Juicy tender sumac roasted chicken is layered on a pile of flatbread, onions and pine nuts. It is a very easy recipe to make and tastes very delicious. Musakhan is generally served with taboon bread which is a type of flatbread, but to make things easy we are going to serve this with any flatbread available. You can also serve this with naan, the rest of the process remains the same.
Ingredients you will need to roast chicken
- Chicken legs 4
- olive oil
- sumac
- baharat(7 spice)
- salt
Ingredients you will need to cook onions
- chopped onions 5 large
- olive oil
- sumac
- baharat(7 spice)
- salt
Other ingredients
- olive oil
- pine nuts
- flatbread
- chopped coriander for garnishing
Roasting the Chicken
Arrange the chicken pieces on a baking tray. Generally chicken with skin on is used to make this recipe, but my family likes chicken without skin on so I used 4 large chicken legs without skin for this recipe. Generously rub the chicken with some olive oil and then rub it with salt, sumac and baharat. There is no specific measurement of the spices here, you can add as much as your heart desires. But if you want it to be specific then I added about 3 tsp sumac and 3 tsp baharat.
In a preheated oven roast the chicken at 200 degree Celsius for about 50 minutes and then broil for 5 to 10 minutes.
Roasting pine nuts
In a pan heat some olive oil or ghee, add a cup of pine nuts and fry them until they are slightly golden. We don’t want the pine nuts to be dark brown so make sure you are not frying them too much. Set them aside, we are going to use them when we assemble Musakhan.
How to cook onions?
In a pan add 4-5 large chopped onions. Add a generous amount of olive oil, 3 tsp sumac, 2 tsp baharat and salt to taste. Cook on the stove until the onions are tender. Set them aside, we are going to use them when we assemble Musakhan.
Layering Musakhan
We are going to layer this beauty with flatbread and spread a generous amount of cooked onions on the flatbread. Now we add pine nuts, and then we place the roasted chicken on top of each flatbread. Don’t forget to add the juices from the roast chicken, it makes this dish so flavourful. Garnish with some fresh chopped coriander and then let your family tear it and enjoy.
MUSAKHAN
Musakhan is the national dish of Palestine. Juicy tender sumac roasted chicken is layered on a pile of flatbread, onions and pine nuts. It is a very easy recipe to make and tastes very delicious. Musakhan is generally served with taboon bread which is a type of flatbread, but to make things easy we are going to serve this with any flatbread available. You can also serve this with naan, the rest of the process remains the same.
Ingredients
- Ingredients you will need to roast chicken
- Chicken legs 4
- olive oil 1/4 cup
- sumac 3-4 tsp
- baharat(7 spice) 2 tsp
- salt to taste
- Ingredients you will need to cook onions
- Chopped onions 4-5
- Sumac 2.5 tsp
- Baharat(7 spice) 1.5 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Other ingredients needed
- olive oil
- pine nuts
- flatbread
- chopped coriander for garnishing
Instructions
Step 1: Arrange 4 large pieces of chicken preferably leg pieces on a baking tray. Rub a generous amount of olive oil on both sides of the chicken. Now rub baharat, sumac and salt on both sides of the chicken. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 50 minutes and then broil for another 8-10 minutes.
Step 2: Heat olive oil in a pan and fry a cup of pine nuts until they are slightly golden. We don't want the pine nuts to be really dark brown so make sure you don't fry them too much. Once done, set them aside.
Step 3: In the same pan add 4-5 chopped onions and a generous amount of olive oil. Add sumac, baharat and salt, mix well and cook until the onions are soft. Set them aside.
Step 4: It's time to assemble, In a large plate, add 4 flat breads. Now spread a generous layer of cooked onions on the flatbread. Then add fried pine nuts and finally place the baked chicken on top of each flatbread. Don't forget to add all the juices from the chicken. Garnish with some chopped coriander. Gather your family together and let them tear in.
