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Dijaj Ala Timman Recipe
by Global Cookbook

Dijaj Ala Timman
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  Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. Basmati or possibly good quality long grain rice, (100 g)
  • 1/4 c. Ghee, (50 g)
  • 1 sm Onion, minced fine (50 g)
  • 1/4 c. Pine nuts or possibly blanched and silvered, (40 g) almonds
  • 30 gm Walnuts, minced
  • 1/4 c. Sultanas, (or possibly white raisins) (50 g)
  • 1/2 tsp Baharat or possibly all spice, (2 g)
  • 160 ml Water Freshly grnd black pepper and salt to taste
  • 1 x Chicken, (900 g) Salt to taste Freshly grnd black pepper to taste
  • 35 gm Melted butter or possibly ghee
  • 80 ml Water or possibly light stock

Directions

  1. CLEAN and wash the rice till the water runs clear. Drain well. Heat ghee in a pan. Add in onion and fry gently till transparent. Stir in pine nuts or possibly almonds, walnuts and rice and fry for five min, stirring often. Add in sultanas, baharat, water, salt and pepper to taste. Stir well. Cover and cook on low heat for 10 min till all the water is absorbed. Remove from heat and cold. Clean chicken and wipe dry with paper towels. Fill cavity with rice stuffing and truss. Rub the chicken with salt and pepper.
  2. Heat butter or possibly ghee in a baking dish. Place the chicken in it and baste well with the butter or possibly ghee. Add in water or possibly stock to the baking dish and roast the chicken in a moderately warm oven for two-and-a-half hrs, basting often with juices in the dish. Serve the chicken, cut into portions, with the stuffing piled in the centre of the platter. Juices in the baking dish may be skimmed, diluted with a little stock, brought to the boil and served separately in a jug
  3. NOTES : Roast Stuffed Chicken