Chicken Pastilla – The Ethnic Store Ltd

Ingredients

• - 1 whole chicken (around 2.5-3 lbs), cut into pieces
• - 2 onions, chopped
• - 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• - 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• - 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• - 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• - 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• - 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• - 1/2 teaspoon salt
• - 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads, crushed
• - 1/2 cup butter
• - 1/2 cup blanched almonds, chopped
• - 3 eggs, beaten
• - 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• - 8-10 sheets of phyllo dough