Little Sunny Kitchen · by Diana

Chicken Mansaf

Name: Chicken Mansaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6, 6 servings
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: 3 liters yogurt (jameed, Ayran, Kefir, plain yogurt or a mix); 3 cups Calrose rice (medium grain rice) (Jordanian brands: Sun white, or Tiger); 3 cups water (the water should cover the rice by 1 cm); 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ghee (samen baladi, or butter); 3 pound whole chicken; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; ½ teaspoon Mansaf spice (optional (usually a mix of turmeric, fenugreek, and handagoog)); 2 tablespoons ghee (samen baladi, or butter); 2 medium yellow onions (quartered if straining yogurt, diced small if you don't want to strain); 2 bay leaves (fresh or dried); 1 tablespoon ghee (samen baladi, or any type of oil); ¼ cup pine nuts; ½ cup almond halves (or slivered almonds); Shrak bread; Onions (green onions, or quartered yellow or white onions)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING40M COOK

CAL 76%·PRO 100%

CARBS 143G38% OF CAL

6G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC92G OTHER44G TOTAL SUGAR

FAT 66G39% OF CAL

24G SAT43G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A traditional Jordanian dish with tender chicken, fragrant rice, and a rich jameed yogurt sauce topped with toasted nuts. Comforting and authentically flavored.

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Ingredients

serves 6

3 liters yogurt (jameed, Ayran, Kefir, plain yogurt or a mix)
3 cups Calrose rice (medium grain rice) (Jordanian brands: Sun white, or Tiger)
3 cups water (the water should cover the rice by 1 cm)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ghee (samen baladi, or butter)
3 pound whole chicken
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
½ teaspoon Mansaf spice (optional (usually a mix of turmeric, fenugreek, and handagoog))
2 tablespoons ghee (samen baladi, or butter)
2 medium yellow onions (quartered if straining yogurt, diced small if you don't want to strain)
2 bay leaves (fresh or dried)
1 tablespoon ghee (samen baladi, or any type of oil)
¼ cup pine nuts
½ cup almond halves (or slivered almonds)
Shrak bread
Onions (green onions, or quartered yellow or white onions)

At a glance

PER SERVING · TIME 40M

CAL 76%·PRO 100%

CARBS 143G38% OF CAL

6G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC92G OTHER44G TOTAL SUGAR

FAT 66G39% OF CAL

24G SAT43G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved

All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.

Prep: 10m
Cook: 30m
Sodium: 1304mg
Total sugar: 44g

Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.

Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 1183mg
Calcium: 759mg
Iron: 5mg

Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.

PREP: 10M
SODIUM: 1304MG
ESTIMATE: COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.

Chicken Mansaf

Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

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