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[[Yoghurt]] covered [[Chicken|chicken]] from Armenia.

I have amended the ingredients from the original recipe which can still be viewed on the [[Talk:Mahdzoon_chicken|comments page]].
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|TotalCalories = 1187
|PortionCalories = 296
|DatePublished=10th November 2013
|Author=Chef
|ImageComment = Mahdzoon chicken, served with spaghetti!
|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 50 minutes plus overnight
|PrepTime = 10 minutes plus overnight
|CookTime = 40 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Mahdzoon chicken recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''Creamy!''

5/5 

Unusual and fabulous with spaghetti. Genius idea!

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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[[Image:Mahdzoon chicken marinading.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Mahdzoon chicken, marinading]]
{{RecipeIngredients
| 450 g boneless, skinless [[Chicken|chicken]] breasts
| 100 ml [[Olive oil|olive oil]], plus 3 tablespoons extra
| [[Garlic]], to taste, crushed
| 120 ml [[Dry white wine|dry white wine]]
| 1 teaspoon fresh [[Basil|basil]], finely chopped
| 2 medium [[Onions|onions]], sliced
| [[Salt]] and [[Pepper|pepper]] to taste
| 480 ml plain [[Yoghurt|yogurt]]
| [[Flat leaved parsley]] and a little fresh [[basil]], finely chopped

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===[[Mise en place]]===
* [[Marinade]] the [[Chicken|chicken]] overnight in the [[Olive oil|olive oil]], [[Garlic|garlic]], [[Wine|wine]], and [[Basil|basil]] and [[ground black pepper]].
===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Rain the liquid from the [[Marinade|marinade]] and pat the [[Chicken|chicken]] dry.
| Heat a tablespoon of [[Olive oil|olive oil]] in a [[Frying pan|frying pan]] and [[Brown|brown]] the [[Chicken|chicken]] on both sides.
| In another pan, add 2 tablespoons of [[Olive oil|olive oil]] and sauté the [[Onions|onions]] until they are golden.
| Place the [[Chicken|chicken]] in the pan with the [[Onions|onions]].
| Season the chicken with [[salt]].
| Spread the [[Yoghurt|yogurt]] over the [[Chicken|chicken]] and [[Onions|onions]], cover and allow to cook over a low heat for 30 minutes.
| Sprinkle with the [[Parsley|parsley]] and [[basil]] and serve.
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===Chef's notes===
Having no white wine around I used 100 ml of good [[sherry]] with 25 ml of water.

I also cut the chicken into large bite-sized pieces rather than use whole chicken breasts.
===Variations===
When I made this, the [[yogurt]] split badly, and no, I didn't boil it. I rescued this by thickening with a little [[cornflour]]. Using [[crème fraiche]] instead of [[yogurt]] would prevent this problem and produce an equally good dish.
===Serving suggestions===
Probably not very authentic, but this dish went really well with [[spaghetti]]!.
==See also==
* {{See also - Jointing a chicken}}
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[[Category:Main courses|Mahdzoon chicken]]
[[Category:Meat recipes|Mahdzoon chicken]]
[[Category:Poultry recipes|Mahdzoon chicken]]
[[Category:Cooking with wine|Mahdzoon chicken]]
[[Category:Favourite recipes|Mahdzoon chicken]]
[[Category:Boiled or simmered]]
[[Category:Pan fried]]

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