Palestinian Maftoul

 Palestinian Maftoul Recipe (Authentic Style)

🧅 Ingredients:

• Maftoul (Palestinian couscous)
• Chicken
• Onion
• Vegetable oil
• Peeled and chopped eggplant
• Chopped pumpkin
• Chopped tomatoes
• Allspice
• Cardamom pods
• Salt

 Method:

1. Finely chop the onion and sauté it with oil, then add the chicken pieces and stir well.
2. Add the spices (allspice, cardamom, and salt) and let the chicken brown slightly.
3. Pour boiling water over the chicken and let it cook until about ¾ done.
4. After around 10 minutes, add the chopped tomatoes to the broth.
5. Add the eggplant, then the pumpkin, and let everything cook together until tender and well combined.
6. Steam the maftoul in a maftouliya over the chicken broth until fully cooked and ready to serve.