Habiba (Chicken with Tomatoes)

Damascus
3 large tomatoes, skinned
6 oz. chicken breast, cooked and minced
½ pint yoghurt dressing
6 eggs, poached
1 tablespoon parsley, minced
24 black olives, pitted
Cut the tomatoes in half and remove the pulpy insides then put a cold poached egg in each. Arrange in a circle in a flat serving dish and heap the chicken breast in the centre. Chill for 1 hour. Mask the whole with yoghurt dressing, garnish with parsley and black olives. Serve well chilled.

To serve 4.


From "Arab World Cook Book" by Jameela Shaheer



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