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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine the ingredients for the marinade then add in the spice mixture. Pour over the chicken to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (up to 3 hours). | 2. Warm the chicken broth then add the saffron strands, allow to steep while the chicken is marinading. | 3. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-low heat in a tagine. Saute the onion until golden, about 5 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth and saffron along with the water. | 4. Place in the chicken and any marinade juices. Season with salt & pepper then cover with the lid. Cook on medium-low heat for 45 minutes. | 5. Uncover and stir in the olives, zucchini, yellow squash and tomato quarters. Add another 1/2 cup of water if needed. | 6. Reduce heat to low & recover. Cook until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is falling off the bone, about 45 minutes. | 7. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a small saucepan over high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the almonds and fry until the skins begin to crackle, about 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the almonds and hot oil over the vegetables and chicken. | 8. Ladle the chicken, vegetables, & sauce over cooked couscous or rice. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley and serve with the lemon quarters as garnishment. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
cardamom	1	teaspoon	ground	6.22	1.3694	0.2152	0.134
cumin	1/2	teaspoon	ground	3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
paprika	1/2	teaspoon	sweet	3.2430000000000003	0.6209	0.1626	0.1482
ginger	1/2	teaspoon	ground	0.8	0.1777	0.0182	0.0075
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
turmeric	1/4	teaspoon	ground	2.34	0.5036	0.0726	0.0244
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
lemon juice zest	1		juice grated	-	-	-	-
harissa	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
chicken broth	3/4	cup		58.59	1.4175	8.3538	1.9656
saffron strand	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
olive oil	3	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
chicken	2 -3		skinless cut	-	-	-	-
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
zucchini	2		cut	4.62	0.6842	0.5962	0.08800000000000001
yellow squash	2		cut	48.26	9.8552	2.5654	0.6858
plum tomato	3		quartered	-	-	-	-
black olive	1/4	cup	pitted	-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
black pepper				2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
almond	1/4	cup		481.78	0.0	0.0	54.5
flat leaf parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	-	-	-	-
lemon	1		quartered	1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.