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Chicken Cooked in Milk with Couscous

Chicken Cooked in Milk with Couscous

1 hr 10 min.
Time:
1143
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
87 / 100
Ingredientsfor  
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
For the couscous
1 kilogram Couscous
800 milliliters water
1 tsp salt
80 grams butter
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Preparation
1.

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. 

2.

For the couscous: pour hot water over couscous and let swell according to package instructions. Occasionally loosen with a fork. 

3.

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. 

Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie1,143 cal.(54 %)
Protein74 g(76 %)
Fat28 g(24 %)
Carbohydrates146 g(97 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage17.6 g(59 %)
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