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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Drain the lentils, cover them with water in a saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer until soft. | 2. Meanwhile, place the bulgur and currants in a bowl and just cover them with boiling water. Set to one side for about 10 minutes to allow the bulgur to absorb the water. | 3. Dry-roast the coriander seeds and cloves until aromatic, then grind to a powder. | 4. Combine them with the remaining spices and set to one side. | 5. In a wok, heat the olive oil and add the pine nuts, turning frequently. When golden, remove them from the wok and set to one side. | 6. Fry the chicken strips in the wok until golden. | 7. Add the butter, and when it has melted add the carrots and onion and fry them until soft. | 8. Add the spice mixture, the drained cooked lentils, then the bulghur wheat, the currants and the stock. | 9. Stir well, cover the wok, reduce the heat and gently steam for 5 minutes. | 10. Finally, add the flat-leaf parsley. | 11. Turn out on a large dish, and sprinkle with coriander and pine nuts. | 12. Serve immediately with yoghurt mixed with chopped fresh mint, salt and pepper and a crunchy green salad. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
green lentil	5	ounces		126.0833	0.0	28.05	0.7083
bulgur wheat	5	ounces	cracked	126.0833	0.0	28.05	0.7083
currant	2	ounces		35.7204	8.7203	0.7938	0.2325
coriander seed	2	teaspoons		10.728	1.9796	0.4453	0.6397
clove	1/2	teaspoon		2.877	0.6881	0.0627	0.1365
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
cardamom	1/2	teaspoon	ground	3.11	0.6847	0.1076	0.067
salt pepper			ground	126.0833	0.0	28.05	0.7083
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
pine nut	2	ounces		381.591	7.4164	7.7622	38.7658
chicken breast	3		skinless cut seasoned	2340.5394	0.0	283.7224	125.87200000000001
salt pepper				126.0833	0.0	28.05	0.7083
butter	2	ounces		323.19	14.8497	10.0983	27.215999999999998
carrot	3		diced	75.03	17.5314	1.7019	0.4392
red onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
chicken stock	5	fluid		-	-	-	-
flat leaf parsley	1/2	cup	chopped	126.0833	0.0	28.05	0.7083
coriander leaf	1/4	cup	chopped	0.92	0.1468	0.0852	0.0208
yoghurt	1			126.0833	0.0	28.05	0.7083
mint leaf	1/4	cup	chopped	126.0833	0.0	28.05	0.7083
salt pepper			ground	126.0833	0.0	28.05	0.7083

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