Tharid - Meat and Bread Stew

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fried onion

1. 1
   Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.

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2. 2
   Add the onion and fry for 8–10 minutes, stirring, until the onion turns golden.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
3. 3
   Add the garlic and fry about 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until fragrant. Don't let the garlic brown.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Garlic burns quickly and turns bitter. Add it only after the onion has softened, over medium heat, and add the next ingredient as soon as it smells fragrant.

To assemble

1. 4
   Add the chicken pieces and fry 5 minutes, until browned on all sides.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
2. 5
   Add the cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, salt and black pepper and stir.
3. 6
   Add the carrot, potatoes, tomatoes and water and bring to a boil.

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4. 7
   Turn down the heat, cover and simmer 40 minutes, until the chicken is tender.

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   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
5. 8
   Arrange the bread in the bottom of deep serving bowl and pour the stew with its sauce over it. Wait 5 minutes, until the sauce is absorbed.

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6. 9
   Sprinkle the cilantro on top.