(aka tashreeb dijaaj or thareed, an iraqi dish); this dish just begs me to go to naan hut
1⁄4 cup canola oil
6 cloves garlic
3 small onions, quartered
4 medium waxy-style potatoes, peeled and quartered
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp. Spice Mixture or curry powder
1 tbsp. ground turmeric
1 tbsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste
4 skinless chicken legs (about 1 lb.)
4 skinless chicken thighs (about 1 lb.)
1 19-oz. can chickpeas, drained
4 pieces khubuz al-tannour (Iraqi flat bread), naan, or pita
1 lemon, quartered
1 tbsp. dried sumac (optional)
1. Heat oil in a 6-qt. pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic, onions, potatoes, bay leaves, spice mixture, turmeric, and salt. Cook, stirring and scraping bottom of pot occasionally, until onions and potatoes are golden, about 10 minutes. Add chicken and 3 1⁄2 cups water; stir to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to medium, and simmer, uncovered, until chicken is tender and cooked through, 20–25 minutes.
2. Add chickpeas; cook for 5 minutes more. Taste the stew and season with more salt, to taste. Line 4 bowls with torn pieces of the flat bread. Ladle stew over bread. Squeeze a wedge of lemon over each bowl and sprinkle with sumac.
SERVES 4
spice mixture:
1 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp coriander seeds
2 white or green cardamom pods
2 whole allspice berries
2 whole cloves
1 chile de arbol
3/4 tsp dried rose petals (optional)
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp ground turmeric
make the spice mixture: in a skillet, toast peppercorns, cumin, coriander, cardamom, allspice, and cloves over medium heat until fragrant, about 4 minutes. let cool; grind to a powder in a spice grinder along with chile and rose petals. transfer spices to a bowl; stir in nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and turmeric. set spice mixture aside.
i didn’t have the chile or rose petals (could i use rose water?) and i didn’t grind the nutmeg, but this mixture is sooooo aromatic. it also goes in the iraqi-style beef and vegetable stew (kabset baitenjan), also in my saveur saved items