Emirati Style Yellow Chicken Stock

Total Time: 1 hr 7 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 -3 baby chickens (approx 600 grams each)
• 2 tablespoons turmeric powder
• 1 dried black lemon, poked (loomi aswad, dried black lime)
• 4 cloves
• 5 cardamom pods, partially opened
• 7 black pepper, balls
• 1 tablespoon whole cinnamon bark
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 onions, peeled and halved
• 2 carrots, cut in chunks (optional)
• 2 celery, stalks (optional)
• water

Recipe

• 1 throughly wash the chickens inside and out. place in a very large pot. add enough water to cover the chickens. bring to a boil. when the water starts boiling remove the accumulating scum.
• 2 add all of the remaining ingredients.
• 3 boil until the chicken is done, about 45 minutes.
• 4 remove the chicken from the stock & strain stock through a sieve to remove spices.