Recipe

Palestinian Molokhia

Palestinian Molokhia is a well-known green stew made out of jute leaves often served with lots of minced garlic and a fresh squeeze of lemon alongside rice.

main mealcurry

Time1 hr
Yield2 portions
Energy386 kcal
Components0
Contents

Ingredients

  • 320gchicken breast, rawchunked
  • 0.125tspsalt
  • 0.25tspspice, pepper
  • 0.25tspspice, garlic powder
  • 0.5tspspice, coriander, ground
  • 2.5mloil, rapeseed
  • 0.5wholeonion≈ 75 g onionfine dice
  • 2perherb, bay leaf
  • 3clovegarlicminced
  • 500stock, chicken, low salt (ml (prepared/500ml))≈ 1 cube stock, chicken, low salt
  • 0.25tspmonosodium glutamate
  • 400gmolokhia leaves, frozen
  • 0.125tspsalt
  • freshly sauteed garlic
  • 5mloil, olive, regular
  • 4clovegarlicminced
  • 1.5tspspice, coriander, ground
  • salsa
  • 0.5perchilli, jalapeno
  • 20glemon juice
  • 1clovegarlic
  • 0.125tspsalt
  • 5mloil, olive, virgin

Instructions

Process

  1. Chunk the chicken, toss with the spices and seasoning
  2. Heat the oil to medium
  3. Sear the chicken, 2 minutes per side
  4. Add the onion, bay leaves, garlic cloves, cook briefly
  5. Add the stock and msg, simmer until the chicken is cooked through - 12-15 minutes
  6. Remove from heat:
    1. Remove the bay leaves
    2. Remove and shred the chicken, set aside
  7. Add the broth back onto the heat
  8. Add the frozen molokhia directly; heat until fully thawed and steaming
  9. Simmer on low for 8-10 minutes
  10. Freshly minced garlic:
    1. Saute briefly in the olive oil until fragrant
    2. Add the ground coriander, cook 20s
    3. Immediately stir into the molokhia pot
  11. Add the chicken back to the pot; simmer 2-3 minutes
  12. Salsa:
    1. Blend together all of the ingredients
  13. To serve:
    1. Molokhia onto the plates
    2. Top with some salsa

Nutrition details

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NutritionPer portionBatch total
Calories386772
Protein39.979.8
Carbohydrates22.945.8
Total Sugars4.18.2
Free Sugars0.61.3
Fat12.625.3
Saturated Fat2.65.1
Fibre5.511.0
Alcohol0.00.0
Salt1.83.7
Iron7.2814.6
Calcium230459
Vitamin B1200
Omega 30.080.16
Magnesium166333
Potassium16703340
Caffeine00
Cost£2.97£5.93