Chicken in White Garlic Sauce

This delicious recipe, given to me by my friend Maria Papadina, comes from Kastoria in Macedonia. Similar recipes can be found in different parts of Greece, in the Peloponnese, and even on the island of Mytilini (Lesbos), where it is called maskoulo, or skordalevria. Food writer Paula Wolfert told me that Maskouli is similar to Circassian chicken, a dish that developed in the Caucasus, but unlike Circassian chicken, Maskouli is eaten hot and not