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Timman Bagilla

Timman Bagilla

Timman Bagilla

In Arabic, Timman Bagilla means beans and rice. This dish can be eaten by itself or be accompanied by either chicken or lamb and a garlic mint yogurt sauce. Timman Bagilla is typically cooked in large batches and served at banquet. The addition of golden raisins and pomegranate seeds gives the rice a slight sweetness to help balance out the richness of this dish.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Iraqi
Keyword: Chicken, Iraqi, main course, Middle Eastern, rice
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

Rice and Beans

  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 bunch dill chopped
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 lb fava beans
  • 1 cup basmati rice rinsed
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 3 tbsp golden raisins
  • salt and pepper to taste

Chicken

  • 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast cubed
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch

Garlic Mint Yogurt Sauce

  • 2 cups whole milk plain Greek yogurt
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 10 mint leaves chopped
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Garnish

  • pomegranate seeds

Instructions

  • Heat up cooking oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Sauté the onions for 5 minutes.
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  • Stir in the dill, turmeric, and fava beans. Sauté for 2 minutes.
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  • Add in the water and the basmati rice along with the golden raisins. Bring to a boil and simmer until the liquid is 50% evaporated.
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  • Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 15 minutes.
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  • While the rice is cooking, season the chicken with salt and pepper. Coat in the cornstarch.
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  • Heat up cooking oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Add in the chicken.
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  • Sauté for 7-8 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
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  • By the time the chicken is finished, the rice will have absorbed all of the liquid.
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  • Mix together all of the yogurt sauce ingredients.
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  • Place the rice in the center of the plate. Place the chicken around the rice, with the yogurt sauce off to the side. Garnish with pomegranate seeds.
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