DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Dajaj Mahshi
Also known as: دجاج محشي
Chicken stuffed beneath the skin and in its cavity with seasoned rice and vegetables.
About Dajaj Mahshi
Nawal Nasrallah presents this Iraqi stuffed chicken with rice in both its cavity and the pocket beneath its skin. She learned the under-skin stuffing technique from friends in Mosul.
The filling combines vegetables, raisins and toasted almonds with warm spices and her linked baharat blend. Lemon juice and a spiced rub season the bird, while yogurt coats the outside.
Nasrallah describes crisp, flavourful skin over an impressively plump bird. The chicken rests before carving and appears on a platter surrounded by the remaining stuffing.
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 Dajaj Mahshi
Nawal Nasrallah’s Iraqi rice-stuffed chicken with linked baharat.
- Whole chickenProtein
- VinegarLiquid
- SaltSeasoning
- Lemon juiceSeasoning
- Black pepperSeasoning
- Crushed coriander seedsSeasoning
- CinnamonSeasoning
- NutmegSeasoning
- OilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- OnionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- TurmericSeasoning
- Frozen peasBase
- CarrotsBase
- MushroomsBase
- PotatoesBase
- RaisinsBase
- Toasted slivered almondsBase
- Ground cuminSeasoning
- Ground corianderSeasoning
- Ground allspiceSeasoning
- Ground clovesSeasoning
- CardamomSeasoning
- Ground gingerSeasoning
- Chili pepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- White riceBase
- YogurtTopping
- WaterLiquid
- Greasing mediumCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Dried rose petalsAromatic · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Whole chicken: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual chicken option23 selected, not Thanksgiving turkey; broader chicken candidate.
- Vinegar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Direct bird rub25/50; exact vinegar type unprovided.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Bird rub26/50 and stuffing42/51 consolidated.
- Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Direct rub/stuffing and linked baharat37–57 allocations consolidated; only two teaspoons of full prepared blend used41, not entire mix.
- Crushed coriander seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Direct rub29; distinct ground coriander in linked baharat48.
- Cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Direct rub/stuffing and linked baharat37–57 allocations consolidated; only two teaspoons of full prepared blend used41, not entire mix.
- Nutmeg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Direct rub/stuffing and linked baharat37–57 allocations consolidated; only two teaspoons of full prepared blend used41, not entire mix.
- Oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Generic oil33/38; stuffing sauté/potato browning allocations consolidated, botanical/refinement unknown.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required stuffing36 plus optional linked baharat56 extension, consolidated.
- Frozen peas: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact peas37, broader green-pea candidate retains frozen form.
- Carrots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Mushrooms: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Species/form unprovided.
- Potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Browned potato stuffing38/51.
- Raisins: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Toasted slivered almonds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Almonds source-confirmed
- Ground cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Linked baharat47 only; two-teaspoon blend aliquot41, no whole batch dose.
- Ground coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Linked baharat48 only, not duplicate crushed-seed rub29.
- Ground allspice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Linked baharat49 only, blend aliquot41.
- Ground cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Linked baharat52 only, blend aliquot41.
- Cardamom: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Direct rub/stuffing and linked baharat37–57 allocations consolidated; only two teaspoons of full prepared blend used41, not entire mix.
- Ground ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Direct rub/stuffing and linked baharat37–57 allocations consolidated; only two teaspoons of full prepared blend used41, not entire mix.
- Chili pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal source44/direct type unprovided, plus ground chili in linked baharat54; precise form/species unknown.
- White rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main45/52; full separate plain-rice cooking formula unprovided.
- Yogurt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual bird coating46/56; normal dairy yogurt, full product unknown.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit stuffing-simmer medium51; bird washing50 and rice cooking52 mediums unprovided, no invented extra dose.
- Greasing medium: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Greased broiler pan56, exact fat unprovided.
- Dried rose petals (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit optional linked baharat57, only blend aliquot41; no exact registry product.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Iraq
- IraqCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Iraqi Cuisine
- Iraqi CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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