Churbat dajaj bil hilba (Chicken soup with hilba)
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This is a traditional Libyan soup made from chicken and a tomato based stock.
| Churbat dajaj bil hilba (Chicken soup with hilba) | |
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| Hilba (Fenugreek paste) | |
| Servings: | Serves 4 |
| Calories per serving: | 154 |
| Ready in: | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Prep. time: | 10 minutes |
| Cook time: | 1 hour |
| Difficulty: | 
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| Recipe author: | JuliaBalbilla |
| First published: | 17th January 2013 |
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Best recipe reviewPungent soup 4/5 All right if you like the aroma of cardamoms. |
Ingredients
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- 4 chicken thighs
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 green cardamom pods, crushed
- 5 whole cloves
- 1 litre water
- 3 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 1 teaspoon celery seeds, crushed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons hilba
Method
- Place the chicken thighs, onion, olive oil, cardamom pods, cloves and 750 ml of the water in a pan.
- Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about 40 minutes, until the meat is tender.
- Add the tomatoes, celery seeds and the remaining 350 ml water.
- Season with salt and stir in the hilba.
- Re-cover and continue simmering for a further 15 minutes.
Serving suggestions
Variations
You add rice, crushed vermicelli or orzo to the soup if you wish.
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