Molokhia
Molokhia, from above
Non vegEgypt

Molokhia

Silky green soup with a garlic coriander sizzle. Egypt's comfort in a bowl.

75 minTime
35 gProtein each
mildSpice
The royal green2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayEgyptian style with chicken broth.
The original
338kcalsame
35 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
75minutessame

The original molokhia.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Molokhia leaves400 g frozen minced molokhia
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)800 g, bone in
Garlic8 cloves, crushed
Coriander powder (ground coriander)2 tsp
Ghee2 tbsp
Onion1
Whole spicescardamom, bay
Saltto taste
Water5 cups

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Simmer the chicken with onion, whole spices and water until cooked through. Keep the broth.
  2. 2Bring 4 cups of broth to a simmer, add the molokhia and stir until it is hot through. Do not let it boil hard.
  3. 3Fry the garlic and ground coriander in ghee until golden and fragrant.
  4. 4Pour the sizzling garlic into the molokhia and stir.
Serve it like this

Serve in bowls with rice or bread and the chicken on the side.

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What goes with Molokhia: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Riz bi sha'iriyeh25 min
Bread or rice Khubz120 min
On the side Shirazi salad10 min
On the side Avial35 min
To drink Tamar hindi15 min
Something sweet Umm Ali50 min
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