Arabic Harissa

Ingredients:

1 kg- Whole Chicken or Mutton leg

1/2 kg- Wheat, soaked

1 tsp. Garlic Paste

1 tsp. Ginger paste

1 tsp. Red Chili Powder

¼ tsp. Turmeric powder

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp. Black Pepper powder

5 cups- Stock

1/2 cup- Ghee

Method:

1. In a broad pot add wheat, salt and 1 1/2 liter water and cook it on medium flame till tender (about 2-3 hours)

2. Take another pot, add meat, salt, ginger paste, garlic paste, red chili powder, black pepper powder & turmeric powder.

3. Add 2 to 3 glasses of water and cook it till tender.

4. When the meat is tender remove the bones.

5. Then add tender wheat & stock.

6. Blend the mixture to a coarse paste with a wooden spoon.

7. Add ghee and cook the mixture till it is thick.

8. Delicious Harissa is ready now. Serve and enjoy…..