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Preparation time
10min
Total time
10min
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Level
medium

Ingredients

Lemon chermoula

  • 60 g cumin seeds
  • 30 g coriander seeds
  • 2 cm ginger, peeled
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 small red chilli
  • fresh coriander, small handful
  • 1 lemon, juice and zest, no white pith
  • 100 g olive oil
  • 2 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • ground black pepper, to taste
  • sea salt, to taste

Chicken

  • 8 chicken thighs, boneless and skinned
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 700 g water
  • 2-3 slices of spring onion, for garnishing
  • 1-2 slices of fresh chilli, for garnishing

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Recipe's preparation

    Lemon chermoula
  1. Place cumin and coriander seeds into mixing bowl and dry roast 5 min/Varoma/speed 1.

  2. Remove mixing bowl lid and allow to cool. Pulse 3 times/1 sec/Turbo, until powdered. Cool slightly.

  3. Add ginger, garlic, chilli and coriander to mixing bowl and chop 10 sec/speed 7.

  4. Place remaining ingredients into mixing bowl and chop 20 sec/speed 7.

  5. Transfer into a screw top jar and set aside.

  6. Chicken
  7. Mix 2 tablespoons of reserved chermoula with oil and rub onto chicken. Set aside to marinate up to several hours. (Not overnight).

  8. Place water into mixing bowl and place Varoma dish into position, adding marinated chicken into it. Cook 20-25 min/Varoma/speed 2. Check chicken after 15 minutes, remove when cooked and allow to rest.

  9. Garnish chicken with sliced spring onions and fresh chillies to serve.

Tip

You can steam rice in the steamer basket whilst you are cooking the chicken if desired which is what I did and you can see what a lovely color (therefore flavor) the rice has been infused with!

Chermoula will keep in a sealable jar in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

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