Kurdish chickpea stew | Afika nûka | Nokaw | cooking my roots
Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль
This Kurdish chickpea stew with chicken is usually server with white rice, but you could have it with bread and as a soup.
There are many versions to how this stew is made depending on which region in Kurdistan you travel to. In some areas chickpeas are used whereas in others split peas are used. There is a handful of different spices used and in my recipe i am keeping it pretty basic, but i will write down suggestions for other spices you can use further down.
Ingredients 6-8 servings
1,8 kg chicken (1 whole chicken cut into 12 pieces)
8 small yellow onions
690 g cooked chickpeas
2-4 bayleaves
1 tsp turmeric
3 piri piri peppers (adjust to your spice level)
2 chicken bullion cubes (or just salt to taste)
2 tbsp tahini (optional)
Other spice suggestions
curry powder
cumin
garlic
dried lime
ground sumac (garnish)
Recipe for frujaw (split pea stew with chicken) can be found in the highlights on @akurdishfoodie Instagram page: / b-m6tmhjzru
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Scrolling late at night with my pregnancy cravings. All I want is the good of my roots 😢❤ I can't tell you how grateful I am to have found your videos. I cannot wait to cook these beautiful dishss for my family ❤❤❤ Her bijî!
You are amazing Thank you! / from a medical student that lives alone
@cookingmyroots
8 ай бұрын
Awwww thank you!
Lovely👏👏👏👏❤
I love the details u give 😘😘😘
@cookingmyroots
4 жыл бұрын
Harmale Syamand thank you gyan! I sometimes struggle with knowing how much I should share. Don’t want to drag things out. ♥️♥️♥️
This dish reminds me of something the Peshmerga use to make and serve; I'll have to try the recipe to find out!
@cookingmyroots
4 жыл бұрын
defacementnetwork give it a try and see if it is similar to what you’ve had before.
Where have you been, finally I can stop annoying my mom and sister on how to cook food hahaha. Thank you and love the channel.
@cookingmyroots
3 жыл бұрын
Mo pillar I’ll still here! Work started again so I couldn’t edit cooking videos as frequent as before. But keep your eyes on this space. I got something coming out in a few days.
Mashallah, can’t wait to make this!
@cookingmyroots
Жыл бұрын
I hope you’ll like it!
Zor spas!
Love chickpeas stew🥰
@cookingmyroots
4 жыл бұрын
SourAndSweets me too!
New subscriber
Yummy 🥰
@cookingmyroots
4 жыл бұрын
Ava B 😘😘😘
Thank you. Had the pleasure of visiting Kurdistan last year. One of my favorite dishes
@cookingmyroots
Жыл бұрын
Hi! I’m so happy you took the opportunity to visit Kurdistan and that you enjoyed it.
Great recipe. Supas xweşkê
@cookingmyroots
3 жыл бұрын
Spas xoş!
Looks good. I'll try this
@cookingmyroots
Жыл бұрын
Hope you liked it!
My family is arabs from Baghdad, we also eat this dish, thanks for the recipe, used to hate the dish as a child but now I like it.
@cookingmyroots
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! I always thought this was a child safe recipe 😂
Thanks for the recipe although tahin wasn't good idea hhhhh but entire video was concentrating on your English so big thumbs up Keep up with the good work Peace out
dast xoshbe❤️
@cookingmyroots
2 жыл бұрын
Zor spas
Just subscribed to channel having only recently discovered the deliciousness of Kurdish food following ordering the most amazing takeaway from local Kurdish restaurant! Going to attempt to cook some of these delicious recipes!! Thanks for the information 😊
@cookingmyroots
3 жыл бұрын
How lucky are you to have discovered this deliciousness! Welcome along and thank you for the message! You’re going to do great, let me know how you liked the recipe!
@rowanhiggins3376
3 жыл бұрын
@@cookingmyroots ty x
Dest xoş û noşî can be🍀🌺🌼
@cookingmyroots
2 жыл бұрын
Spas 🙏
Thanks for great dish, it's a nice surprise that kurdish food uses turmeric quite often, I didn't know it was part of the traditional ingredients. 👌🏼
@cookingmyroots
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Farah, turmeric is used quite often. From my experience, it is used more in eastern Kurdistan and a little bit less in southern Kurdistan.
@farah3376
2 жыл бұрын
@@cookingmyroots wow. Really interesting, I use it a lot in my cooking, not knowing it's typical of kurdish cuisine👌🏼. Thank you for replying. All the best 😊
@cookingmyroots
2 жыл бұрын
@@farah3376 No worries! Thank you for your support :)
You must use ( niw laq ) 👍
Never heatd of chicken nokaw, we make it with gosht… not sure if its lamb or beef
I'm going to turn my kitchen into Saholika today - good to use lamb instead of chicken, right?
@cookingmyroots
4 жыл бұрын
Luke Coleman I miss the walks down Saholaka! You can definitely switch it up! I’ve never made it with lamb, so let me know how it turned out.
Hey! Thanks for all of your videos. Im English living in Kurdistan and I am trying to learn how to cook local dishes. I personally dont like meat on the bone. Can I use boneless cuts?
@cookingmyroots
Жыл бұрын
Hi! Of course you can. Hope you like it! Enjoy Kurdistan!
@confessionsofaslapaddict
Жыл бұрын
@@cookingmyroots it came out really well my son who’s 1 1/2 loved it too
Where have you been!
i've seen some including my mother adding dried lime (limon basra), have you tried it?
@cookingmyroots
Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen it and tried it. Since I didn’t grow up with having it in stews I haven’t added it to my recipes. But I like changing things up every now and then and dried lime is a perfect example of an ingredient that adds a twist to a dish.
Does the tahini change the taste of the stew? X
@cookingmyroots
4 жыл бұрын
Not really considering I made a big batch and only had 2 tbsp. I often leave it out, but my guests like it slightly thick so I added it because they were coming over.
I usually make this and whenever I have extra nok left, I make qawirme.
@cookingmyroots
3 жыл бұрын
Nuha Serrac oh yum!!! 😘😘😘
@cookingmyroots
3 жыл бұрын
Nuha Serrac omg that has to be one tasty qawirme. Do you make it with the nok left over from the stew?
@nuhaserrac
3 жыл бұрын
cooking my roots YES. I never make qawirme any other way. 😍😍
@cookingmyroots
3 жыл бұрын
Nuha Serrac I’m soooo trying that next time!
Chicken will be smell to just add cold water
@cookingmyroots
Жыл бұрын
My experience is that if you boil it gently the soup comes out clear and it doesn’t smell strange. But that could be for many different reasons. Some also bring their meat to a boil and drain the water quickly and then start cooking with it to avoid a strange smell. Maybe depends on the chicken one uses. But always cook the way you are comfortable with 😊
Everything was good but you shouldn't put big onion .
@cookingmyroots
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Adam! Thank you for your comment. Depending on your preference, you can either leave the onion out all together if you don't like onions, or you can slice/dice it smaller.
@claritytherapycentre3959
Жыл бұрын
@@cookingmyroots I like it big because those who don't want to eat the onions can avoid it but it still adds some flavour to the stew.
@cookingmyroots
Жыл бұрын
@@claritytherapycentre3959 That’s also an option, you are right. Make it big so it is easier to avoid for those who don’t want to eat it 😂
Go vegan 💕
@cookingmyroots
Жыл бұрын
Good thing is that the majority of Kurdish foods can easily be made vegan or vegetarian depending on peoples preferences 😊