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Finely chopped jute leaves cooked into a thick, garlicky green stew with chicken, served ladled over rice. Common across Levantine and Egyptian households in the Gulf, finished with a sizzling garlic-coriander tarqa and a squeeze of lemon.
Quick answer: 55 min in total · serves 4 · main ingredients: Spinach, Chicken, Garlic, Coriander · amounts in metric and US
Ingredients
- 500 g 1.1 lb Spinach, jute leaves (mulukhiyah), finely chopped — fresh or frozen; spinach as a substitute
- 600 g 1.3 lb Chicken
- 6 clove 6 clove Garlic
- 3 tbsp 3 tbsp Coriander, chopped
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp Clarified butter
- 300 g 1.5 cup Rice, cooked plain, to serve
- to taste to taste Salt
- 1 pc 1 pc Lemon (Optional)
Steps
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- Boil the chicken in 1.2 litres water with salt until cooked; lift it out and keep the broth.⏱ Boiling chicken · 25 min
- Shred the chicken into pieces and return it to the broth.
- Bring the broth back to a boil and stir in the chopped mulukhiyah leaves; simmer until the stew thickens slightly.⏱ Cooking mulukhiyah · 10 min
- In a small pan, sizzle the crushed garlic and chopped coriander in ghee for 30 seconds, then stir this tarqa into the pot.⏱ Tarqa · 1 min
- Season with salt, squeeze in the lemon and ladle over plain cooked rice to serve.
- Transfer to a serving dish and serve while fresh.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does Mulukhiyah take?
55 minutes in total: about 15 minutes of prep and 40 minutes of cooking.
Is Mulukhiyah hard to make?
Degchi rates it easy. The method has 6 steps, and 3 of them have a timer you can start on this page.
How many people does Mulukhiyah serve?
This recipe serves 4. Use the toggle above the ingredient list to see the amounts in metric or US measures. For more or fewer portions, scale every amount in the same proportion, or use the servings control in the Degchi app.
Is Mulukhiyah halal, vegetarian or eggless?
It is marked halal in our recipe data. It is not vegetarian. It has no egg. It has no beef. Check the labels on any packaged ingredients for your own needs.
What will I probably need to buy for Mulukhiyah?
Everyday staples that Degchi counts as pantry basics: salt. Fresh items you will probably need to buy: spinach, chicken, garlic, coriander, clarified butter. Lentils, grains and other dry goods: rice.
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