20 minute Chicken and Ptitim(Pearl Couscous)
a saucy one pan dinner of delicious chicken and star shaped ptitim- made in one pan
Ingredients
- 1 250 gram bag of star shaped ptitim, or other shape
- 4 chicken breasts or thighs, cubed
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups boiling water
For the spice blend
- 1 Tablespoon paprika
- 1 Tablespoon garlic granules
- 2 Tablespoon tomato paste
- 3 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tsp salt
for the chicken
- 2 Tablespoon silan (100 %date honey)
- 2 tsp mustard
- 1/4 a lemon , juiced
Instructions
Prepare the spice blend
- mix spices together to form a red paste in a medium sized bowl(that can fit the chicken later).Pour the ptitim into a seperate bowl and add half the spice mix, mix to coat.to the remaining spice mix, add the cubed chicken along with spices for the chicken: silan, mustard, and lemon.
Sear Chicken
- Add the 2 tablespoons oil to a pan set over medium heat and add the spiced chicken, sear until cooked through and golden.
Cook Ptitim
- Add the spiced ptitim to the chicken in the pan and stir constantly to toast them for 1-2 minutes. Pour in the 4 cups boiling water. It will boil up immediately, stir once, lower heat and simmer 8 minutes.Cover the pan and let steam an extra 5 minutes.Serve hot and enjoy!