Arabic style chicken with sumac, onions and walnuts

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A robustly flavoured dish with onions and sumac (it adds that delicious tanginess to the chicken). Not only does it taste great, it’s also quite simple to prepare. And the pita at the base - you won’t stop munching on it!!!

Ingredients    2 - 4 servings
4 whole chicken legs , skinless
1/4 cup olive oil
4 pita bread
200 gm yellow onions ,finely sliced
1& 1/2 cup coriander leaves ,chopped
100 gm walnuts
1 & 1/2 tbsp sumac
as needed butter for greasing the baking pan
Ingredients for marinade:
10 cloves garlic , grated
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tsp sumac
1/2 tsp all spice
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp paprika
1 lemon juice
to taste salt

Steps    
Marinate the chicken pieces in the marinade ingredients for one hour or overnight.
 
Grease an ovenproof dish with butter.

Tear the pita breads into pieces and line the dish; keep balance pieces aside.

Remove the chicken pieces from the marinade and place on the pita bread.

To the remaining marinade add 1/4 cup olive oil,sliced onions,coriander leaves, sumac,walnuts and salt to taste. Toss together and layer it on the chicken legs.

Cover with the remaining pita pieces and bake in a preheated oven @ 180 degree centigrade for 40 minutes.

If the bread gets too much colour, cover the dish with aluminium foil.

Remove and serve warm.

Crush the crisp pita pieces and garnish on the chicken for added texture.

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