Iranian Middle easternDinner

🍷Persian Fesenjan (Chicken in Pomegranate-Walnut)

Name: Persian Fesenjan (Chicken in Pomegranate-Walnut)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Middle eastern (Iranian)
Ingredients: 250 g chicken thighs; 0.75 cup basmati rice; 0.75 cup walnuts; 3 tbsp pomegranate molasses; 1 medium onion; 1 pinch saffron; 0.5 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp sugar; 3 tbsp pomegranate seeds; 2 tbsp butter

Authentic iranian middle eastern dinner you can cook at home in about 105 minutes. 10 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

105 min

Serves

Per serving

780 kcal

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients (1 servings)

250 gchicken thighs
0.75 cupbasmati rice
0.75 cupwalnuts
3 tbsppomegranate molasses
1 mediumonion
1 pinchsaffron
0.5 tspcinnamon
1 tspsugar
3 tbsppomegranate seeds
2 tbspbutter

Instructions

1
Toast walnuts; grind fine. Brown onion in butter; add chicken to sear.
2
Add ground walnuts + pomegranate molasses + 2 cups water + cinnamon + sugar; simmer 75 min on low.
3
Sauce should turn deep brown. Adjust sweet/sour with more molasses or sugar.
4
Serve over saffron rice; garnish with pomegranate seeds.

Nutrition per serving

780

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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