Makmoura

Ingredients:-

Dough:-

-500 Grams of Brown Wheat Flour.

-300 Grams of White Flour.

-1 Tablespoon of Black Seed.

-1 Tablespoon of Soft Anise.

-2 Teaspoons of Soft Cumin.

-1 Teaspoon of Salt.

-2 Tablespoons of Sesame.

-2 1/2 Cups Water, or water as needed for the dough.

Filling::-

-1200 Grams of Chicken, cut into 8 pieces without the skin, boiled half boiled (chicken can be used with or without bones as desired).

-5 Medium Onions, peeled and sliced

-4 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil, or Olive Oil.

-2 Tablespoons Ground Sumac.

-2 Teaspoons of Salt.

-2 Teaspoons Black Pepper.

How to prepare:-

-To prepare the dough, we mix all the ingredients of the dough on a dry cloth first, then add water gradually and knead by hand until we get a cohesive and non-sticky dough. We put it in a wide dish and let it rest for 30 minutes.

-Cut the dough into balls, each ball the size of a small orange, cover and let it rest for 10 minutes.

-Roll out the dough balls into thin loaves with a diameter of 35 cm and a thickness of about 2 mm.

-Cover it and leave it aside (taking into account that the size is suitable for the size of the oven dish).

-To prepare the filling, in a saucepan, heat the oil, add the onions, salt and black pepper, and sauté until the onions turn brown.

-Add the half-boiled chicken, then the sumac, and stir-fry for 10 minutes, then remove from the heat and leave to cool.

-Prepare a concave tray suitable for the oven, spread two layers of aluminum foil inside it so that it covers the entire dish and increases until we cover all the ingredients with it later, then we paint the aluminum with a little oil.

-First spread a layer of dough at the bottom of the dish, grease its surface with oil, then spread another layer, and so on, until we complete four layers of dough at the bottom of the dish.

-Spread a layer of chicken and onion filling on top of it, add two layers of dough and grease between them with oil, spread another layer of chicken and onion filling and repeat the process until the filling is finished.

-Cover the last layer of the filling with two layers of dough and wipe the face of the last layer of dough with oil.

-Close the ingredients in the dish well with aluminum foil.

-Pre-heat the oven at 250°C and place the tray in the oven for 35 to 45 minutes, until cooked through.

-Remove the tin foil and the Makmoura is placed in the old dish and served hot.