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By Sid Khullar • Sep 22nd, 2008 • Category: Recipes

Bahara Chicken with Pita Bread

Baharat with Pita Bread

 Naheed recently went to Bahrain for a holiday. On his return he brought me two I had only heard of before -Summack (or Summak) and Bahara. I’m not really sure how to describe Summack – it’s red in color and looks like a fine, lustrous chilli powder and baharat is a mixture of that is a vague khaki in color. Both do not bear any resemblence to anything I’ve tasted before. I wasn’t sure how to use the Summack, so I had a go at the Baharat to begin with.

After grinding together some , cinnamon, black peppercorns and , I marinated some with the ground along with baharat, curd, chilli powder and salt for about an hour.

Fried some finely sliced onions till golden brown and added the entire mixture to the pan and fried on high heat till a thick brown gravy was visible and the was cooked on the outside. Then added some water, tahini (sesame seed and olive oil paste) and and simmered it till the gravy was thick and the cooked through – about 15 minutes.

Served it with pita bread. Tasted quite unlike anything I’ve made before and was quite nice!

- Sid
PS: Did I mention I’ll be in Goa for the next 4 days?
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  1. Toni-anne on September 22nd, 2008 at 10:10 am:

    Sumach tastes lemony. Not heard of the other one, will do a search…

    Have a great time in Goa, wish I could go too! :-(

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  2. Sid on September 22nd, 2008 at 10:21 am:

    Yes it did taste a little sour and it also had the effect of instantly drying out my taste buds… I had also encountered the same spice in a Czech restaurant in Sheffield. I believe it is meant more for sprinkling as an add on on roasts and grills, rather than for cooking with.

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  3. Toni-anne on September 22nd, 2008 at 10:46 am:

    I think I’ll live without it!

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  4. Foodlover on September 24th, 2008 at 6:55 pm:

    I think Sumac is a type of berry… Its red and has a lemony taste to it… usually added to meats… came upon these spices when I was in my Middle Eastern cooking phase!

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  5. Sid on September 29th, 2008 at 4:53 am:

    Thanks Foodlover! I think I’ll try it out today.

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