Ingredients
- 8 Chicken Thighs (or Drumsticks)
- 2 large Onions (diced)
- 10 pitted Dates (slice those to halves)
- 1 cup Pitted Green Olives
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric
- 3 tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 3 cups of Water
- 1/2 cup of Fresh Cilantro (roughly chopped
- you can substitute Cilantro with Parsley)
Instructions
- Start by frying the onions with the oil in a large pot on high heat.
- When the onions becomes transparent/golden, add the chicken, water, cumin, cinnamon and turmeric and bring to boil.
- Once boiled, reduce to low-medium heat, cover the pot and cook for 20-30 minutes until chicken is cooked.
- Now add the olives, dates, lemon juice and sugar and mix well.
- Continue cooking on medium heat for another 15 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, mix well and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Move to a serving dish with couscous or rice and garnish with cilantro.
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