Pomegranate chicken

Now this is one is a really questionable post for a heartburn safe food blog. The only reason it's here is because I had a pretty good run with it for the most part and it is extremely tasty. The recipe is derived from http://www.farhangsara.com/fesenjan-khoresht.html with a few changes of my own.

• 4-6 Chicken breasts (about 1 kg)
• Ground walnuts - 300 grams (the original recipe recommends 500 but I find that's way too fatty)
• 1-2 onions (again less then the original, depending on how well you stomach onions this can be avoided altogether)
• 4-5 spoons of pomegranate paste - best place to get is an ethnic store. If none are available try the 1-2 glasses of pomegranate juice
• Sugar, 2-3 tbl spoons
• 1/4 cup of vegetable oil (again less to make it less fatty)
• Salt
• Rice 

 Instructions:

1. Peel onions and slice thinly. Fry in oil until slightly golden (as per original)
2. Cut up chicken breasts into large square pieces and then fry slightly in onions until they change color
3. Add 1 glass of water (the original recommends 3 but it is way much as chicken releases its own water)
4. Cover with lid and let it boil for 30 mins or more on low. If water does run out than add some, but 1 cup should be plenty.
5. Now as per original add walnuts, paste, 2 cups of boiling water and salt and sugar (if you are adding juice then no water is needed).
6. Make sure everything is boiling again and then reduce heat to simmer.
7. Cook rice separately
8. Cover with lid and let it simmer for at least 40 minutes. You need to keep cooking until walnuts become paste and the whole "mix becomes quite thick".
9. Throughout this process taste the dish to make sure its not too sour and you can taste pomegranate. Add either sugar or more pomegranate paste as needed (but do not add too much). Also watch that there is enough water in there, especially during the first 30 minutes of step 7.
10. When serving, mix chicken with rice for best taste

Warning, pomegranate is sour and this dish might cause heartburn. Do not try it if you feel that your stomach is already in pain. Also I would not recommend consuming it for many days in a row, cook just enough to enjoy it for one day.

Taste index, out of 5: 5
Heartburn safe index, out of 5: 1