Chicken Cooked in Milk with Couscous
Nutritional values
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 1,143 cal. | (54 %) | ||
| Protein | 74 g | (76 %) | ||
| Fat | 28 g | (24 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 146 g | (97 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 17.6 g | (59 %) |
| Vitamin A | 1.2 mg | (150 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0.5 μg | (3 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 5.2 mg | (43 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 42.3 μg | (71 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 1 mg | (100 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 1 mg | (91 %) | ||
| Niacin | 35.5 mg | (296 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 1.5 mg | (107 %) | ||
| Folate | 179 μg | (60 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 4.6 mg | (77 %) | ||
| Biotin | 21.6 μg | (48 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 2 μg | (67 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 49 mg | (52 %) | ||
| Potassium | 2,484 mg | (62 %) | ||
| Calcium | 549 mg | (55 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 238 mg | (79 %) | ||
| Iron | 9 mg | (60 %) | ||
| Iodine | 51 μg | (26 %) | ||
| Zinc | 7.3 mg | (91 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 16.1 g | |||
| Uric acid | 563 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 163 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 31 g |
Ingredients
- For the chicken
- Cumin (1/2 tsp, crushed)
- cloves (1/2 tsp, crushed)
- 1 large onion (halved)
- 1 chicken (approximately 1.5 kg)
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- 250 grams carrots (peeled and cubed)
- 8 sprigs cilantro (tied in a bundle)
- 2 liters milk
- 1 ½ kilograms Pumpkin (peeled, cored and cut into large pieces)
- 250 grams Zucchini (halved lengthwise and cut into 3 cm thick pieces)
- 1 generous pinch Saffron
Preparation steps
For the chicken: season chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Place chicken into a pot with onion halves, carrots, cumin powder, cloves and cilantro, season with salt and pepper and cover with milk. Bring to a boil and reduce heat, simmer for about 30 minutes on low heat. Add pumpkin, zucchini and saffron to chicken and simmer for 25 minutes more.
For the couscous: pour hot water over couscous and let swell according to package instructions. Occasionally loosen with a fork.
Remove chicken from the pot and cut up into pieces. Arrange couscous in a large. preheated platter and make a well in the center. Top with chicken pieces and spread with vegetables. Remove onion and cilantro from the broth. Serve chicken accompanied by milk broth.
