Name: Chicken Fattah (Fattet Djaj)
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 chicken breasts and 3 thighs, or 1 whole chicken; 2 cinnamon sticks; 3 loaves khobez or Lebanese bread, cut into 1” squares; 500 grams goat’s or Greek yoghurt; 5 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons pine nuts; 1 whole nutmeg

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Amoul

By Amoul Oakes

Published 2008

About

There are two ways of making this dish; I find the simpler one much lighter and tastier. It is prepared with chicken that has been blanched in water, salt and spices.

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts and 3 thighs, or 1 whole chicken
2 ci

Method

Place the chicken in a pot, cover with water and bring to the boil. Using a small sieve or slotted spoon, remove the foam that collects on top.

Add cinnamon sticks, nutmeg and salt and reduce the fire to medium. Cover the pot and let the chicken simmer slowly for 25 minutes, or until the chicken is tender.

Meanwhile, put the yoghurt in a bowl and add the garlic. Mix well and set