Ingredients
Syrian Chicken
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 chilli, (to taste)
- 1 onion, peeled & halved
- 30 g ginger
- 1 tablespoon cumin, ground
- 2 tsp cinnamon, ground
- 1 tsp cracked pepper
- 1 tsp tumeric powder
- 500 g diced chicken thighs
- 30 g olive oil
- 2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 100 g chick peas, tinned
- 100 g white wine
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice and lemon zest
- 1 tbsp cummin seeds
- 1 tbsp vegetable stock, (made in TM)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 50 gram currants
- Couscous to serve
- coriander fresh, for garnish
Optional
- 1 tablespoon sumac
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
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Spatula TM5/TM6
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I'm cooking this todayRecipe's preparation
- 1. Add onion, garlic, chilli, lemon zest and ginger to the TM bowl. Speed 6 for 3-4 secs. Scrape down sides.
2. Add ground cumin, cinnamon, pepper and tumeric. Speed 6 for 2 seconds. Scrape down sides if required.
3. Add chicken and oil. Set to 100 defrees
"Counter-clockwise operation" for 10 minutes, 
"Gentle stir setting" (ie slowest speed)
4. Add chickpeas, lemon juice, tomatoes, cumin seeds, honey, wine, stock, currants, saffron. You can also add the pomegranate molasses and sumac here if you are using them.
5. Cook 100 degrees,"Counter-clockwise operation" "Gentle stir setting" for 6 minutes. (MC tilted or off)
6. Serve with couscous garnished with fresh coriander.
Don't be intimidated by the list of ingredients, it's really quick and easy to prepare. This was one of my favourite Karen Martini dishes hence was one of the first dishes I converted after getting my Thermomix! (6 years ago)
Tip
Couscous can be steamed in the Varoma. Put the cooked chicken in the Thermoserver to keep warm. Rinse 200g of couscous under tap. Line varoma tray with wet baking paper and lay out couscous on paper. Add 1 ltre of water to the TM bowl, place Varoma unit on top and set to Varoma temperature for 15 minutes.
If using chicken breast you are better off coating it lightly in the spice mix but then steaming it in the Varoma for 10 mins and then finish off in the sauce in the TM bowl for the last few mins as chicken breast tends to shred in the bowl. I have tried steaming the chicken breast in the Varoma dish and the couscous in the Varoma tray while the sauce was cooking so it is all cooked at once. I'll update this recipe with those instructions once I have the cooking times a bit more accurate.
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I've updated the recipe to remove the extra salt and reduced the amount of Concentrated Vegetable Stock to 1 tablespoon following comments that it is too salty. I should have remembered that I only use half the salt that is recommended in the EDC when I make my veggie stock and I had forgotten the extra salt was included - my salt tastes have changed over the years and I haven't been added it myself. Apologies to those that found it too salty.
Also, you should be able to cook this in the later models of TMs. I just don't know if all the contols are the same. I think it's a bigger problem making something in a TM31 when it is created for a TM5 only becasue the bowl is smaller in the TM31
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Recipe is created forTM 6
For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl. -
Recipe is created forTM 5
If you are using a Thermomix® TM6 measuring cup with your Thermomix® TM5:
For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl.Please note that the TM5 mixing bowl has a larger capacity than the TM31 (capacity of 2.2 liters instead of 2.0 liters for TM 31). Recipes for the Thermomix TM5 may not be cooked with a Thermomix TM31 for safety reasons without adjusting the quantities. Risk of scalding by spraying of hot liquids: Do not exceed the maximum filling quantity and observe the filling level markings of the mixing bowl!
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Recipe is created forTM 31
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Comments
Has anyone doubled the chicken in this recipe?
Loved the flavours !! I have also made this substituting fish for chicken it was delicious too
Delicious, will be making it again, I didn't have white wine so substituted dry sherry, used 20g of ginger paste instead of fresh ginger, added a whole can of drained chickpeas, had no currants or sumac but it was still amazing 😻
Great recipe, thanks for sharing. Very versatile recipe. I didn't have fresh garlic, ginger or brown onion but instead used shallots and dried ginger. So I skipped step 1 and 2.
I cooked the chicken first for the 10mins as per recipe then I added cannellini beans, premixed carrots, broccoli and cauliflower and adjusted the time so everything was cooked well.
Tasted delicious.
Just made your recipe and it's very nice. Would you please edit instruction 2 to omit the salt (as per your notes).
My Husband and I really enjoyed this. Used whole tin of chickpeas, 1 tsp each of cinnamon & cumin seeds. I also cooked the onion garlic and spice mixture in steps 1 & 2 for 5mins before adding chicken. Going into my favourites folder. Thank you for posting this recipe.
Really yummy! I added double the amount of chick peas and it was great.
It was a nice dish, however I felt the 30grams of ginger, ground cumin and whole cumin seeds is too much - the flavour was overpowering. I will try it again, however I would halved the ginger and halve the cumin portions.
A massive hit in our household - a great addition to the quick weekly meals roster
Made this last night and the flavor was amazing, but a bit salty for our tastes. I think next time I make it, I will add only 1 tbsp of vege stock and maybe leave out the extra tsp of salt, and only 1 tsp of cinnamon. Otherwise it was wonderful.