Chicken With Pomegranate

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 boneless chicken breasts
• 1 cup pomegranate juice
• 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
• 2 tablespoons pomegranate syrup (available from arab food stores)
• 4 -5 shallots
• 2 carrots
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons yogurt
• 3 tablespoons roasted almonds, roughly chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 slice the chicken lengthwise into strips.
• 2 finely slice the shallots and carrots.
• 3 put the oil in a frying pan and cover with a lid.
• 4 when heated, add the chicken and stir until slightly browned.(be careful not to overcook the chicken or it will break up when stirred.).
• 5 add the shallots and carrots and stir vigorously.
• 6 season.
• 7 add the nutmeg and, when the food is spattering, add the juice.
• 8 cover and simmer until the liquid has been absorbed.
• 9 meanwhile, mix the yogurt in a bowl with a little water, add the syrup and season lightly.
• 10 when the food has absorbed its liquid, add the yogurt and syrup mixture and shake the pan while stirring continually, until a light sauce is formed.
• 11 place on a serving dish and scatter with almonds and pomegranate seeds. serve with rice.