Green Olives And Saffron Chicken - Rouba Shahin Middle Eastern Cooking

Ingredients

• 1 chicken cut into 8’s or 8 chicken chops
• juice of 2 lemons approximately 120 ml
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons slivered almonds optional
• 1 onion finely diced
• 3 garlic cloves crushed
• 1 teaspoon ginger ground
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon saffron
• ½ cup firmly packed flat-leaf parsley chopped
• ½ cup firmly packed coriander chopped + extra for garnish
• 2 cups of water
• 1 cup green olives pitted
• 1 teaspoon cumin ground
• 2 cups of couscous
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups chicken stock or water