Poached Chicken Breast with Chickpeas & Pomegranate

Ingredients

4 The Bare Bird chicken breasts

50g turmeric

200mL olive oil

400g Msabaha sauce

1 tin chickpeas (or 300g of dried chickpeas, soaked overnight)

12 Medjool dates

Seeds 1 pomegranate

2 stalks fresh dill

2 stalks fresh oregano

2 red chillies

Sumac & cumin (optional)

Rub chicken breasts with turmeric and olive oil and leave to marinate at least 1 hour (marinating overnight will result in deeper flavour).
Add Msabaha sauce to base of pan, layer chickpeas over the top and bring to boil.
Add chicken breasts, dates, and chillies to the pan and place tray into the oven for 30-40 mins in a fan-forced oven at 180°C.
Remove from oven, top with pomegranate seeds, dill and oregano.
Sprinkle cumin and sumac at the end to taste (optional).