Chicken Clay Pot with Pomegranate Molasses

Ingredients

Chicken

• 1 chicken, cut up
• 1/4 cup pomegranate molasses
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp mixed spices
• 1 tbsp black pepper
• 1 tomato, quartered
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 potatoes, quartered
• Bell pepper
• Hot chili
• 1/2 head of garlic

Dough

• 1 cup flour
• 1 tbsp oil
• A pinch of salt
• Water for kneading
• Nigella seeds
• Milk for brushing

Method

1. Marinate the chicken with the pomegranate molasses, oil, lemon and spices for as long as possible.
2. Put the chicken and vegetables in a clay pot (or Pyrex dish) with half a cup of water, seal tightly with foil and bake in a hot oven for about an hour.
3. Meanwhile, knead the dough, rest it and roll it out. Once the chicken is cooked, brush the rim of the pot with oil and water, cover with the dough, brush with milk, sprinkle with nigella and return to the oven until golden. Serve with a rocket, lettuce and red cabbage salad dressed with pomegranate molasses, lemon and oil, and with yogurt.

Notes

Be careful of the steam when you open the bread crust after taking the pot out.