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Chicken Levengi – Traditional Azerbaijani Dish

This Traditional Azerbaijani Dish – Chicken Levengi refers to a stuffed chicken. As Levengi is a stuffing made of walnuts and dried fruits. This dish is easy and delicious. A unique flavor creates this dish perfect for any celebration.

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Recipe

PRE TIME: 1 hr

COOKING TIME: 1 hr

TOTAL TIME: 2 hr

8 SERVING

Ingredients:

5 Medium Whole Chicken
6 Large Onions
2 cup Sour Plum Paste
3 cup Walnuts
5 Large Bell peppers
5 Large Tomatoes
Salt and pepper
3 Smaller Eggplants

Directions:

1

Crush the walnuts.

2

Dice the onions finely and squeeze out the juice from them.

3

Season with salt and black pepper.

4

Add sour plum sauce and crushed walnuts and mix them together.

5

Take the chickens. Paste the sour plum sauce on the skin of the chicken.

6

Stuff the chicken with the stuffing and sew the bottom side of the chicken.

7

Put the chickens into the oven or inside of an outdoor grill. Add bell peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants for grilling. Grill them for 1 hour until it is fully cooked.

8

Enjoy!