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Amich
Armenian roast chicken filled with spiced rice, almonds and dried fruit.
About Amich
Amich is an Armenian festive poultry dish built around a whole bird and a fragrant rice-and-fruit filling. This profile fixes the established chicken version with almonds, dried apricots, raisins and dates.
Roast chicken and clarified butter provide savoury richness around a gently sweet filling. Almonds add toastiness and bite, while cinnamon, cloves and basil lift the rice and concentrated fruit.
The finished bird is browned and glossy, with a tender interior packed with separate rice grains, dark raisins, amber apricots, dates and pale almonds. Sliced portions show the colourful stuffing against the roast meat.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Almonds, Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Amich
Armenian Chicken Amich with Rice and Dried Fruit.
- Whole chickenRoast poultry shell and protein
- RiceStuffing base
- Peeled almondsToasted nut in the stuffing
- Dried apricotsSweet-tart fruit in the stuffing
- RaisinsConcentrated fruit sweetness
- Pitted datesSoft rich fruit in the stuffing
- Fresh basilHerbal seasoning
- Ground clovesWarm spice
- Ground cinnamonWarm spice
- Clarified butterFruit-toasting fat and roast glaze
- WaterRoasting-pan moisture
- SaltSeasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Whole chicken: . The chicken branch is selected from the source's chicken-or-turkey alternative; the whole-bird form is retained
- Rice: . The broader rice route retains the source's unspecified rice variety
- Peeled almonds: . The almond branch is selected rather than the source's apricot-kernel alternative
- Dried apricots:
- Raisins:
- Pitted dates:
- Fresh basil:
- Ground cloves: . The broader clove route retains the source's ground form
- Ground cinnamon: . The broader cinnamon route retains the source's ground form
- Clarified butter: . The ghee route records the source's clarified butter
- Water:
- Salt:
Origins & food traditions
The Moscow Armenian Museum presents William Pokhlyobkin's Armenian Amich formula, notes that the name appears in fifth-century Armenian manuscripts, and fixes the modern chicken-or-turkey form with rice and dried fruit. This profile selects its chicken branch, almonds rather than apricot kernels, and every listed herb, spice and fruit. A second complete recipe independently corroborates the festive Armenian stuffed-poultry structure.
Countries
- Armenia
- ArmeniaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Armenian Cuisine