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First Course – Nayrüz Celebration

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Ingredients:

Chicken; Olive Oil; Onion; Pine Nuts; Pistachios; Mint; Afawih (Black Pepper, Sweet Flag, Long pepper, Ceylon Cinnamon, Cassia Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Mace, Galangal, Spikenard, Cardamom, Cloves, Artificial Musk Flavor); Tabil (Black Pepper, Caraway Seeds, Coriander); Salt; Cornstarch; Black Pepper; Ceylon Cinnamon

Alternate Ingredients:

Seitan (Vital Wheat Gluten, Vegetable Broth, Cannellini Beans, Salt) will replace the Chicken in the original recipe.

Pound meat into [thin] round pieces; make sure that the meat has no bones in it. Put them in a pot with tabil and afawih; do not add cumin. Also add 4 ladlefuls of olive oil, 2 ladlefuls of fragrant rosewater, a small amount of onion juice, a small amount of water, and salt. Cover the pot with a piece of tightly woven cloth, put it on a moderate fire, and let it cook gently.

Anwāʿ al-ṣaydala fī alwān al-aṭʿima 113

Discussion

Documentation forthcoming

References

AS 113

Modernized Recipe

Meatball Mixture

1/2 lb.	Ground Chicken
1/2 t.	Salt
1 t.	Afawih

Combine all of the ingredients
Use half of the mixture to make meatballs, about 1 T. each
Reserve the remaining mixture for the Takhmir below

Filling

1 1/2 lb.	Chicken Thighs, boneless, skinless
1 T.	Tabil
1 t.	Afawih
2 c.	Olive Oil
1 c.	Rose Water
2 T.	Onion Juice
2 T.	Water
1 t.	Salt

Pound the Chicken Thighs thin, like Scaloppine
Combine all of the ingredients in a pot and add the Meatballs from above
Simmer gently until the meat is fully cooked and the liquids reduce, leaving the oil
Allow to cool while you continue

Omelets

10 ea.	Eggs
1 t.	Salt
1/2 t.	Black Pepper
1/4 t.	Ceylon Cinnamon

Combine all of the ingredients and whisk smooth
Make two 9″ omelets, cooking them just until they are set
Set them aside and continue

Takhmir

3 ea.	Eggs
1 T.	Cornstarch
1 1/2 t.	Rose Water
	Meatball Mixture

Combine the Eggs, Cornstarch, and Rose Water and mix until smooth
Slowly add this to the remaining Meatball Mixture from above and mix until smooth

Assembly

2 ea.	Omelets
	Chicken Filling
	Takhmir
	Olive Oil

Preheat the oven to 400°F
Take an 8” springform pan and grease with Olive Oil
Put the first Omelet in the bottom of the pan, coming up the sides
Add the Chicken Thighs, Meatballs, and enough of their sauce to cover them
Cover with the remaining Omelet and push the sides down around the Chicken mixture
Cover everything with the Takhmir mixture of Eggs and Meatball mix
Bake in the oven until the top mixture has set.
Allow to cool, then remove from the springform pan onto your serving dish