Name: Tahchin Morgh (Tahcheen ba morgh)
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: Chicken fillets: 700g; Long grain rice: 500g; Onions: 2; Garlic: 3 gloves; Saffron: 3 pinches; Turmeric: 1 teaspoon; Vegetable oil; Chicken broth water: 250ml; Greek yogourt (or cream): 400g; Egg yolks: 4; Salt & Pepper

1h45
Serves 4
Medium

Ingredients

700g
Chicken fillets
500g
Long grain rice
2
Onions
3 gloves
Garlic
3 pinches
Saffron
1 teaspoon
Turmeric
Vegetable oil
250ml
Chicken broth water
400g
Greek yogourt (or cream)
4
Egg yolks
Salt & Pepper

Directions

Votes: 2

Steps

1 Done	Chicken preparation (morgh) Cut the onions and sauté them with 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil until the onions become translucent. Add the chicken fillets, cut into small pieces of about 2-3 cm. Add a little salt and black pepper and brown everything.
2 Done	Pour in the chicken broth (water), reduce the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes until the liquid evaporates. Sponge the fat with paper and put the chicken fillets and onions in a bowl.
3 Done	Rice preparation (polo) Cook 500g of rice with about 850ml of water, saffron (½ teaspoon), turmeric, salt and 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Cook over low heat without stirring until the rice absorbs all the liquid and softens.
4 Done	Once your rice is ready, beat the egg yolks until a fluffy texture, then add the Greek yogurt (or cream), saffron (2 pinches) and a little salt. Mix well. Add 3 tablespoons of this mixture to the chicken fillets and mix. Put the rest of the mixture with the rice.
5 Done	Tahchin Morgh preparation Pour a little of the oil in a fairly deep dish and add 1/3 of the rice. Form a clean layer with the back of a spoon. Add half of the chicken fillets on top.
6 Done	Then add another layer of rice and put the rest of the chicken pieces. Finish with a generous layer of the rest of the rice and smooth the surface with the back of a spoon.
7 Done	Cooking Tahchin ba morgh Add 2 tablespoons of oil or butter on top of your Tahchin. Bake the dish in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for about 1.5 hours or until the rice has a nice golden crust.
8 Done	Tahcheen Morgh tasting Let your Tahchin Morgh rest for about 10 minutes before eating it. You can sprinkle it with pistachios and add barberry (zereshk) for decoration. Enjoy your meal !