Palestinian Musakhan

Palestinian Musakhan

Course: MainDifficulty: Easy
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

50

minutes
Total time

1

hour 

Ingredients

  • For the Chicken
  • 8 pieces chicken thighs (can use bone in, but I use boneless)

  • 3 tbsp olive oil

  • 4 tbsp sumac

  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin

  • 1 tsp Baharat

  • 1 tsp salt

  • Pine nuts

  • chopped fresh parsley

  • For the sumac spiced onions
  • 4 tbsp olive oil

  • 4 med red onions, sliced thin

  • 1/2 tbsp cumin

  • 2 tsp Baharat

  • 1 tsp salt

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Add chicken to baking dish
  • Drizzle with 3 tbsp olive oil
  • Sprinkle 4 tbsp sumac, ½ tbsp cumin, 1 tsp Baharat, and 1 tsp sea salt over the chicken and mix to coat with the seasonings
  • Bake for 45-60 minutes or until done
  • In a large frying pan or wok, heat 4 tbsp of olive oil
  • Add 4 sliced red onions to pan
  • Add 4 tbsp sumac, ½ tbsp cumin, 2 tsp Baharat, 1 tsp of salt and stir to evenly coat the red onions with the spices
  • Cook onions over medium heat, stirring occasionally until they are very soft
  • Serve over pita or basmati rice, then top with the chicken and garnish with pine nuts and fresh chopped parsley