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    Sumac Chicken Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 14, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Couscous with Sumac Chicken & Butter Mushrooms with step wise pictures. Popular chicken dinner meal.

    Sumac Chicken Recipe

    This is a moroccan themed lunch made using cous cous and chicken. This is not only easy to make but taste amazing.

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    • About Sumac Chicken Recipe
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Sumac Chicken Recipe | Couscous with Butter Mushrooms
    • Sumac Chicken Recipe Step by Step Pictures
    • Frequently Asked Questions

    About Sumac Chicken Recipe

    Couscous is made entirely of semolina. Semolina is the name given to flour made from durum wheat. Durum wheat is a very hard wheat that contains more protein than all-purpose wheat flour. Semolina is a golden yellow flour that gives couscous a
    nuttier flavour than all-purpose flour.

    Sumac is derived from the Arabic word summaq, which means dark red. It is a crimson red, astringent spice that is commonly used in Middle Eastern cooking. Its made from the berry fruit of the Rhus Coriaria shrub, which was originally grown in the Mediterranean basin before spreading to Europe.

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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

    Ingredients for Couscous With Sumac Chicken & Butter Mushrooms

    Couscous 

    Couscous is a dried and cracked pasta made from semolina that cooks quickly, much like tiny pasta. It has a nutty, sweet flavour that complements stews, braises, and grilled or roasted vegetables.

    Sultanas 

    They have a sweet, tangy, and intense flavour due to their small size and add texture and sweetness to both sweet and savoury dishes. Dried grapes include raisins, sultanas, and currants. Raisins and sultanas have a soft, sweet, and juicy texture, whereas currants have an intense, sweet, and tangy flavor.

    Chicken Breast 

    Chicken breasts are prone to drying out when overcooked, so they should be cooked quickly over high heat. Cooking chicken breasts in a skillet, stir-frying, roasting/baking, or grilling are the best options.

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

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    Sumac Chicken Recipe | Couscous with Butter Mushrooms

    This is a moroccan themed lunch made using cous cous and chicken. This is not only easy to make but taste amazing.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2 servings
    Author: Aarthi

    Ingredients

    FOR COUSCOUS:

    • Couscous - 1 cup
    • Sultanas - ¼ cup
    • Cayenne Powder - 1 tsp
    • Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Hot Water - 2 cups

    FOR CHICKEN:

    • Chicken Breast - 2
    • Cayenne Powder - 1 tsp
    • salt to taste
    • Sumac Powder - 2 tsp
    • Black Pepper to taste
    • Lemon Juice as needed
    • Olive Oil - 2 tblsp

    FOR MUSHROOMS:

    • Butter - 1 tblsp
    • Garlic - 3 cloves chopped
    • Mushrooms - 1 cup chopped
    • Salt to taste
    • Pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Marinate chicken with the ingredients given for 2 hours.
    • Mix couscous with all ingredients in a bowl. Pour over hot water, cover and cook for 15 mins till all water is absorbed. Set aside.
    • Heat butter in a pan, add garlic and stir fry for a min,
    • Add in mushrooms and mix well.
    • Season with salt and pepper. Cook till brown and set aside.
    • Now in the same pan, place chicken and cook for 5 to 6 mins on each side. Add little water and cook covered for 10 mins on low heat.
    • Serve over cous cous.

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    Sumac Chicken Recipe Step by Step Pictures

    1)Start by making couscous, take it in a bowl

    2)Add sultanas

    3)Add in cayenne powder

    4)Add salt, cumin powder

    5)Mix well

    6)Add in hot water

    7.Mix well

    8)Cover and cook till all water is absorbed

    9)Like this

    10)Fluff up the couscous

    11)Heat butter in a pan

    12)Add in garlic

    13)Saute for a min

    14)Add in mushrooms

    15)Cook till brown

    16)Season with salt

    17)And pepper

    18)Done

    19)Take chicken in a bowl

    20)Add garlic

    21)Add in sumac

    22)Add cayenne

    23)Add salt to taste

    24)Add black pepper powder

    25)Add lemon juice

    26)Add in olive oil

    27)Mix well

    28)Place chicken skin side down and cook for 6 to 8 mins

    29)Flip over and cook

    29)Add little water

    30)Cover and cook

    31)Now chicken is done

    32)Place some couscous and mushrooms

    33)Place chicken on top

    34)Spoon sauce over

    35)Serve

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Are butter mushrooms healthy?

    The nutritional value of mushrooms. With mushrooms, you can't go wrong. They're low in fat, sodium, calories, and cholesterol. They also contain a lot of fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

    Is couscous pasta or grain?

    While many people mistake it for a grain like rice or barley, it is actually a type of pasta. (Hint: while some grocery stores sell couscous in the pasta section, most sell it in the grain section, next to the rice.) Couscous is a type of pasta made from semolina flour and water.

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