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Emirati Jareesh | Broken Wheat with Chicken and Yogurt

Course Main Course
Cuisine Emirati
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Author Rafeeda AR

Ingredients

  • 1 cup jareesh
  • 1 large chicken breast refer notes
  • 1 stick cinnamon small
  • 2-3 cardamom
  • 2 cups water
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 stock cube
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 125 ml cream one pack
  • Melted ghee and fried onions for topping

Instructions

  • Soak the jareesh for at least 2 hours or more. Clean and drain.
  • In a pressure cooker, add the jareesh, chicken, water, cinnamon, cardamom, chicken stock cube, salt and pepper. Pressure cook for around 5-6 whistles on meduim-low flame.
  • Allow pressure to go by itself.
  • Whisk the yogurt and cream together.
  • Open the cooker, add the yogurt-cream mix. You will see the mixture is dry, the chicken is all shredded.
  • Bring the mixture to cook for around 10 minutes on low flame. Adjust seasoning.
  • Using a hand blender, blend the mixture till smooth.
  • Serve hot, with ghee and fried onions.

Notes

You can use chicken with bone for more flavor, just make sure the pieces are small so that it is easy to discard the bones.