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Chicken Soup with Lachuh
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Chicken Soup with Lachuh

18 ingredients 4 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

518
Calories
38g
Protein
18g
Fat
52g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 13 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Soup not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Chicken legs
  • Potatoes cut into quarters
  • Hawayij: spice for soup
  • chicken bullion cubes
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • Coriander leaves
  • 1 whole onion
  • Water
  • For each person:
  • one leg of a chicken
  • 1 potato
  • 1 cup of water
  • Hawayij: a cury-like, yemenite spice mixture:
  • 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds
  • 1 teaspoon saffron
  • 2 teaspoons turmeric

Directions

1

Put the chicken legs into a pot and boil. Take the white foam out. Lower the fire and add the rest of the ingredients. Cook for 3/4 of an hour until the chicken is ready. Add Chilbah.

2

Grind the spices together thoroughly, and store them in an airtight jar.

3

Category:Yemeni Recipes

4

Category:Yemeni Soups

Recipe sourced from fandom

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