Lavangi Plovu (pilaf With Stuffed Chicken)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 tablespoons raisins
• 4 medium onions
• 1 1/4 cups walnut meats
• 2/3 cup plum puree
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• 1 medium chicken (2-2 1/2 lbs)
• sliced lemon, for garnishing

Recipe

• 1 soak the raisins for at least 30 min in lukewarm water.
• 2 puree the 4 onions in a blender, wrap in a dishcloth, squeeze out the juice thoroughly, and put the onion puree in a bowl.
• 3 put the nuts through the blender as well, and add them with teh raisins to the onion puree. stir in the plum puree (reserving 3 tbsp) and season with salt and pepper. mix well.
• 4 wash the chicken, pat dry, salt the inside and outside, and rub with the reserved plum puree.
• 5 fill the cavity with the prepared stuffing and roast in a preheated oven at 350f for about 45 minutes until crisp and brown.
• 6 serve the chicken with the plov rice and garnish with slices of lemon as desired.