Dajaj-Bil-Zaitoon

Dajaj-Bil-Zaitoon is a Lebanese dish.

Ingredients for Dajaj-Bil-Zaitoon:

1. Onions – 2, cut into 8 pieces
   Garlic – 2 cloves, chopped along with skin
   Lemon – 1, sliced thin
   White wine – 250 milli
2. Chicken – 8 pieces (portions including legs and chest, along with bones are best)
3. Olive oil – As required
4. Olives, after removing seeds -100 gm
5. Parsley -1 small bundle, chopped fine

How to prepare Dajaj-Bil-Zaitoon?

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degree Celsius.
2. Place ingredients no: 1 in a big oven-proof dish.
3. Remove excess fat portions from chicken pieces and marinate using olive oil.
4. Place these chicken pieces on top of the onion and other ingredients in the dish.
5. Sprinkle salt on top and bake it for 45 minutes.
6.  Add olives and bake again for 10 minutes. Chicken should be well-cooked and turn golden brown.
7. Take the dish from the oven and separate the chicken pieces.
8.  Boil the remaining water on a normal flame.
9. When it thickens, add parsley leaves.
10. Turn off the flame and add chicken pieces.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine September 1-14, 2010

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