Chicken Stew

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This dish tastes good with muffo or sabayah.

1/2 chicken; skinned and cut into small pieces
1 onion; finely chopped
1/2 cup oil
1 sm. tomato; diced
2 Tbsp. tomato paste
2 chicken cubes
1 Tbsp. cilantro; chopped
1 ts. garlic; minced
1/2 cup water
1/2 lime; squeezed
1 chili


1. Heat the oil in a pot; add the onion and cook until translucent.
2. Add the tomatoes and cover; cook for 5 minutes squishing the tomatoes with a spoon.
3. Add the tomato paste, chicken cubes, and garlic; stir-fry for 1 minute.
4. Add the chicken and water and cover; cook for 20 minutes on low.
5. Add the cilantro and lime; cook for 2 minutes.

NOTE: This is best served with muuffo or sabayah.

Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2008 at 3:29 PM

    As salaam alaikom ukhti and Ramdan Karim. I am a muslim sister in Sweden that found your blog. And I am impressed and also happy about the food your present on this site. I have been enjoying for example sambosa at many dinner parties but never found good recepies and advices as like you present here. So please, have faith in Allah and do not care about people with bad niya and bad jelous behaviour. May Allah bless you and your family and reward your with paradise inshallah. Wa salaam.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 3, 2008 at 10:06 AM

    I love this one with sabayah.

    Umm A

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  3. TammyOctober 3, 2008 at 10:12 AM

    It also tastes great with Muffo. In fact I might make it for dinner

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  4. AnonymousOctober 17, 2008 at 6:53 AM

    i made this with muffo and my kids just loved it. now i want to try sabayah. thanks for the recipes...

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2009 at 6:36 AM

    Asallamu Alaykum sis, Jazaki Allahu kheyr for teaching us and sharing with us. I found this blog so useful and I am enjoying cooking for the first time.

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