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Chicken, onion, garlic and sumack

Iman is from Palestine, they moved back there last year. I miss her so much. She has the most adorable kids; Ragadh and Omar. Ragadh is all stylish and dresses like a princess and Omar is rough and tough who loves being kissed and hugged. I miss them so badly.

Iman makes fantastic food and desserts. She is very creative. She has the most fun parties and she cooks all of the food herself!! This is one of her most quickest recipes for really good chicken with practically no effort.

Ingredients:
Chicken pieces, (preferably legs/things/breasts)
lots of onions,
lots of garlic (almost handful cloves, if you are baking a big tray of chicken)
sumack (a special spice from Palestine)
nutmeg powder,
cinnamon powder,
allspice (another middle eastern spice)
cumin powder (I have made this without it, and it still is all good)
salt,
black pepper,
lemon juice,
olive oil

Slice the onions, coarse grind the garlic, and wash the chicken pieces thoroughly with lemon. In a large baking tray, put the onions, then the garlic, then the chicken. Now sprinkle lots of sumack and salt, little cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin, all spice, lemon juice, and black pepper all over the chicken. Now with your hand, mix well, rubbing the spices in the chicken. Pour the olive oil over the chicken and again mix once.

Now bake at 375 deg F till done. (Water evaporates, stir once after about 20 mins)

Eat with pita bread or pilaf or steamed rice.

Update: As a garnish, slightly fry almonds in oil or butter and put it on the chicken.

March 19th, 2006