Chicken tabaka (tapaka)
Description
The key ingredient in the dish "Chicken Tabaka" is the chicken. Choose seasonings to your taste. Chicken Tabaka is fried for no more than half an hour in total.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
1. Wash the chickens and dry them with a paper towel.
- 2
Step 2
2. Using a sharp knife, cut the chicken down the center of the breast, "open it up," and place it cut-side down on the bottom. Lightly pound the chicken with a mallet.
- 3
Step 3
3. Crush the coriander seeds in a mortar, then mix them with freshly ground black pepper and cumin.
- 4
Step 4
4. Salt the chicken on all sides, then thoroughly rub it with a mixture of cumin, pepper, and coriander.
- 5
Step 5
5. Pour oil into a skillet and heat over medium heat.
- 6
Step 6
6. Place the chicken in the pan, back side up.
- 7
Step 7
7. Place a flat plate on top of the chicken and put something heavy on top, such as a mortar. Fry the chicken for 15–17 minutes, turning it every 3–4 minutes. Don't forget to keep the weight in place. Our goal is to flatten the chicken and fry it evenly.
- 8
Step 8
8. After 15-17 minutes, add a little water to the skillet, reduce the heat to medium, cover with a lid, and fry the chicken for another 8 minutes on each side.
- 9
Step 9
9. The ready "tsyplyonok tabaka" (chicken) will be brownish-golden in color, and the meat will separate from the leg bones.