Simple Way to Make Homemade Chicken Maqluba (Iraqi)

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Chicken Maqluba (Iraqi) is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Chicken Maqluba (Iraqi) is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chicken maqluba (iraqi) using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Maqluba (Iraqi):

1. Take 1 Kg Chicken Thighs
2. Make ready 2 Aubergines
3. Make ready 3 Tomatoes
4. Get 2 Onions
5. Make ready 2 Bell Peppers
6. Prepare 4 Potatoes
7. Get 2 Cups Rice
8. Get 3 Tbsp Tomato Puree
9. Make ready 2 Stock Cube (Chicken/Veg)
10. Make ready 2 Tbsp Turmeric
11. Take 2 Tbsp Cumin
12. Make ready 1 Tbsp Salt
13. Prepare 1 Tbsp Garlic Paste (3 Cloves)
14. Make ready 1 Tbsp Mixed Herbs
15. Take Vegetable Oil

Instructions to make Chicken Maqluba (Iraqi):

1. Season the chicken overnight with Mixed herbs, Turmeric and Cumin. - In a large deep pot, fry garlic and the chicken on both sides for 5-10minutes making sure to season with more Cumin and Turmeric to taste. Remove the chicken and add to a baking tray, cover with foil and place in a 200C heated oven to bake for up to 45minutes.
2. In circular shapes, slice the Onions, Aubergines, Bell peppers, Potatoes and Tomatoes, then season with salt. In the same pot, fry the vegetables and set them on paper towel to soak up the extra oil after frying. Align the vegetables neatly at the bottom of the pot layering it from Aubergines, Tomatoes, Bell Peppers, Onions and Potatoes before adding the cooked chicken.
3. Wash the rice before cooking and in a separate pot, use the same oil used to fry the chicken and vegetables and add 3 Tbsp Tomato Puree. Add the rice into the pot, sauté for a minute before adding 2 cups of water with 2 Chicken/Veg Stock Cube. Allow the water to start boiling before turning the heat to low. Cover the pot with foil, its own lid followed by two tea towels. Check the rice 10/15minutes later, stirring once ever so gently and adding water if needed.
4. Once the rice is cooked, add to the pot of vegetables and chicken making sure its stacked neatly. Cook on a low heat for 10minutes, leave to cool for few minutes and then add a large tray on top of the uncovered pot. Flip over gently and letting it rest for few minutes to hold shape. Remove the pot slowly and gently to avoid the maqluba from collapsing.

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