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Canja
Photo: Lily Banse

Canja

14 ingredients 8 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

476
Calories
39g
Protein
4g
Fat
69g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mint 2 tbsp fresh (3g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1 x Stewing chicken
  • 8 cup Water
  • 2 x Onions
  • 1 x Clove garlic
  • 2 x Carrots, finely diced
  • 1 cup Long grain rice
  • 1 x Tomato, peeled , seeded and diced
  • 1 tbl Parsley leaves
  • 1 tbl Chopped cilantro or chopped mint
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Salt
  • Chicken gizzard
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Directions

1

Cut chicken into 4 pieces

2

Wash chicken well with salt and lemon

3

Rinse, and season with salt and pepper

4

Place chicken,gizzard, onions, carrots and water in a stockpot and simmer 2 hours

5

Add the garlic ( peeled whole)tomato, salt, pepper and cook another 30 minutes or until chicken is very tender.

6

Remove bones and skin,and shred chicken .

7

Return shredded chicken to pot, add the rice and cook until rice is very soft, almost creamy. Stir in parsley and cilantro.Check seasonings

8

Boil a few minutes and serve very hot.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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