Red bulgur bi jara

Name: Red bulgur bi jara (‘Dirty’ Bulgur with Roast Chicken)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 1 handful of flat-leaf parsley (chopped); Salt and pepper; 3 tablespoons of olive oil; 4 French shallots (peeled and whole); 2 garlic cloves (pressed); 1 tablespoons of ground coriander; 1 tablespoons of cayenne pepper; 400 g (14 oz) of tinned tomatoes (cubed); 200 g (7 oz) of tinned chickpeas (rinsed); 200 ml (7 fl oz) of chicken stock; 150 g (1 cup) of frozen peas; 200 g (7 oz) of coarse bulgur; 2 chicken legs (drumsticks); ½ teaspoon of ground coriander; 1 tablespoon of olive oil; 1 tablespoon of tomato paste (concentrated purée); ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper; boiling water; ½ teaspoon of ground cumin

‘Dirty’ Bulgur with Roast Chicken

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sumac

By Anas Atassi

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

2 chicken legs (drumsticks)

Asia
Syria
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Put the chicken in a sealable freezer bag with the olive oil, tomato paste, ground coriander, cayenne pepper, ground cumin, salt and pepper. Seal the bag and rub all the marinade ingredients into the chicken. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Heat the oven to 200°C (400°F)