Baharat Chicken with Chickpeas and Garlic Yoghurt

A quick and easy chicken supper using the Middle Eastern spice blend, baharat and a sprinkling of sesame seeds on bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs.
Baharat is a common spice blend widely used in Middle Eastern, Turkish, and Greek cuisines. Baharat is the Arabic word for "spices". The mixture of finely ground spices is often used to season meat, seafood, rice and soups or sprinkled over finished dishes as a condiment. It's warm, earthy, smokey and aromatic. If baharat is not readily available, use equal parts of paprika, cumin, black pepper and cinnamon instead. You can also make your own.

1 1/2 tbsp Baharat
1/2 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Olive oil
4 Chicken thighs, skin-on, bone-in
1 tbsp White sesame seeds
1 tin x400 g Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
6 Garlic cloves, peeled
250 g 10% Plain Greek yoghurt
Mint leaves
Salad greens
Pomegranate seeds

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F fan forced. Mix the baharat, salt with the olive oil in a small bowl.
Put the chicken in a deep roasting tray, brush with the spice-glaze and scatter over the sesame seeds. Add the chickpeas and garlic and bake for 30–40 minutes.
Remove the tray from the oven, take the garlic out and set aside. Brush the chicken with the oil that has gathered at the bottom of the tray. Return the chicken to the oven for a further 15–20 minutes.
Blend together the garlic cloves and yoghurt until well combined.
Serve the chicken on a bed of salad greens, chickpeas, pomegranate seeds with the garlic yoghurt drizzled over and the mint leaves scattered on top.

33 comments:

Nancy Chan 9/1/21 08:03: I would love to taste the chicken with chickpeas. Looks yummy.
Natalia 9/1/21 10:13: Super yum and healthy, I love garlic yogurt!
DEZMOND 9/1/21 13:26: The way you shot them they kinda look like lil' hedgehogs LOL I do ever so love me garlic in anything!
Tom 9/1/21 15:07: ...a work of art!
beyondkimchee 9/1/21 15:51: What a delightful chicken dish! I love all the combination of the flavors that goes in. It looks healthy and light!
Fran @ Gday Souffle 9/1/21 17:13: Hey- what a great idea to also add raspberries! The combination of sweet, spicy and tangy looks great!
Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine 9/1/21 17:13: so pretty and perfectly plated what an amazing dinner ..
Kitchen Riffs 9/1/21 18:07: Such a great dinner! And the raspberries are a delightful touch. Thanks!
Martyna 9/1/21 21:57: This chicken looks very delicious;)
Evi Erlinda 10/1/21 10:18: So delicious!
I love chickpeas!
Kinga K. 10/1/21 16:20: Looks stunning ❤
The Exclusive Beauty Diary 10/1/21 16:42: This look amazing. Thank you so much for sharing recipe.

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2pots2cook 10/1/21 16:51: Baharat mix brings it to completely new level ! Beautiful !
Jeff the Chef 10/1/21 17:23: I love that you are so Constantly cooking Foods unknown to me.
Królowa Karo 10/1/21 21:55: Oh, a very interesting way to make chicken.
foodtravelandwine 11/1/21 03:49: This dish looks so yummy!....it is the perfect combination!!......Abrazotes, Marcela
Balvinder 11/1/21 07:17: This sounds so delicious, Angie!
Iwona 11/1/21 08:56: Looks so delicious :)
speedy70 11/1/21 09:03: Ottimo il pollo cos' cucinato, grazie!!!
Anonymous 11/1/21 19:43: Oh, I love all of this, and bookmarking because I love using middle eastern spices. And your photos are always so beautiful.
Suja Manoj 11/1/21 20:49: Chicken looks absolutely delicious, love the sauce,beautiful.
Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake 11/1/21 22:17: What a delicious meal of chicken and chickpeas! And I love the pop of color from the pomegranate arils---beautiful!
Pam 11/1/21 23:29: The chicken looks delicious with the chickpeas, Angie! Baharat is new to me and I'll be checking it out. Take care
Heidi | The Frugal Girls 12/1/21 01:40: I loved your idea to use the baharat as a dry rub shortcut for the chicken. The flavors are so perfect!!
Raymund 12/1/21 20:50: Bone in, skin on, thighs, thats the perfect choice of cut for this dish. Love it
Pam 12/1/21 21:21: It looks like a flavorful and delicious meal.
SavoringTime in the Kitchen 13/1/21 20:38: That spice mix sounds like it suits a winter meal to a tee! We love chicken thighs.
Dawn @ Words Of Deliciousness 15/1/21 02:12: This chicken sounds delicious!!
Noob Cook 15/1/21 04:00: The spices sound amazing. Such a healthy, wholesome supper.
Eva Taylor 15/1/21 14:04: Thanks for the link to the Baharat spice blend, it’s new to me and I’d love to try it. The dish looks incredible, love sesame seeds and chickpeas!
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Happy Retiree's Kitchen 18/1/21 00:21: Angie this recipe looks delicious. I use baharat a lot in my cooking, substituting for mixed spice in cakes as well, a wonderful combination of spices.I would love to give this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing.
Sherry's Pickings 19/1/21 07:10: this sounds like my kind of dinner. sadly hubby won't eat food with bones so i use boneless thighs. love the spices here!
tigerfish 22/1/21 21:28: I have yet to try this spice blend before. Thanks again for introducing this to us.