Chicken Tajine
This recipe is a traditional Moroccan dish of chicken braised with spices, garlic, onion, olives, and lemon juice. Chicken is slow-cooked with green olives to create a burst of flavors which is enhanced by parsley. Pair with rice/bread or naan
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Pomace Olive Oil
- 0.75 tsp Jeera Powder (ground)
- 2 inches Cinnamon Stick
- 500 g Chicken - Biryani Cut (marinated)
- 12 pieces Green Olives
- 90 ml Water
- 0.5 tbsp Lemon Juice (squeezed)
- 10 cloves Garlic (peeled)
- 5 g Ginger (peeled)
- 4 pieces Green Chilli (cut into four)
- 10 stems Parsley (washed, trimmed)
- 1 unit Onion (remove outer layer)
- 0.5 tsp Coriander Powder (ground)
- 2 tsp Cinnamon Powder (ground)
- 0.75 tsp Kashmiri Mirch (ground)
- 1 tsp Garam Masala (ground)
- 2 tsp Jeera Powder (ground)
Instructions
Add initial ingredients to jar
Add 3 tbsp Pomace Olive Oil, 0.75 tsp Jeera Powder, and 2 inches Cinnamon Stick to The Upliance 2.0 jar. Select sauté mode at 100°C for 30 seconds. The device will now temper the spices.
The device will now cook the chicken
Add 500g marinated Chicken to The Upliance 2.0 jar. The device will now sauté the chicken with spices at 95°C for 480 seconds with automatic stirring. Then it will simmer at 95°C for 600 seconds with automatic stirring.
Add remaining ingredients and aromatics
Add 12 pieces Green Olives, 90ml Water, 0.5 tbsp Lemon Juice, 10 cloves peeled Garlic, 5g peeled Ginger, 4 pieces cut Green Chilli, and 0.5 tsp Coriander Powder, 2 tsp Cinnamon Powder, 0.75 tsp Kashmiri Mirch, 1 tsp Garam Masala, 2 tsp Jeera Powder to The Upliance 2.0 jar. The device will cook at 95°C for 300 seconds with automatic stirring (stir duty 6, stir angle 140).
The dish is ready
Add 10 stems of washed and trimmed Parsley and 1 unit of Onion (with outer layer removed) to The Upliance 2.0 jar for garnish. The Chicken Tajine is ready to be served.
Why this recipe works better with The Upliance 2.0
Automatic Stirring
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Precise Temperature
Maintain exact 120°C for perfect sautéing without burning.
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