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Majadito Batido de Pollo (Bolivian Chicken and Rice)

Published: Aug 15, 2018 · Modified: May 29, 2020 by Lizet Flores de Bowen

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Majadito is a dish from eastern Bolivia. Made with different meats and served with fried eggs and some delicious plantains.

This is one of my favorite foods. A dish that takes me directly to my country Bolivia. It is also one of the first meals I learned to cook.

You can use several kinds of meat to make majadito. The most popular are beef jerky and duck. Growing up I think we had it mostly with beef.

I find it easier to make this dish using chicken. Generally when done with chicken, a whole chicken is used, but I usually make it with chicken breast and thus shorten my time in the kitchen. You can use boneless, skinless chicken breast, as I used in this recipe, and the only thing you need to do is just cut it. Often I use chicken breast with the bone, put everything to boil and then shred it and use the broth to make majadito.

Majadito de pollo (Bolivian chicken and rice)

Like all home-cooked recipes, each home makes it a little bit different, adding different ingredients. I think many Bolivian meals start with a base of sauteed vegetables: onions (red onions), green peppers and tomatoes. To this basic recipe I usually add garlic and celery.

Majadito de pollo (Bolivian chicken and rice)
Majadito has a bright orange color due to a seed called urucú (achiote). These seeds need to be heated in the oil in order to release their color. They´re heated in the oil used to fry vegetables (removing them before adding the vegetables). Now days in Bolivia you can find ground urucú and that makes it easier to add it to any meal. In Paraguay I don´t have that, and to give it that color I add tomato extract.

This majadito recipe is how I make one of my favorite Bolivian meals without having all the necessary ingredients, but without changing the delicious flavor of this meal.

Majadito de pollo (Bolivian chicken and rice)
Serve majadito with fried egg, fried plantains, and some llajua (homemade spicy sauce). I think avocados go perfectly well with majadito.

Note: This recipe was published for the first time on June, 2016, on my old blog. As we celebrate Bolivia’s independence in the month of August, I thought it was a good time to update my Bolivian recipes.

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More Bolivian recipes:

Sonso de Yuca Frito (Cheesy and Fluffy Bolivian Pancake)

Rollo de Queso Picante – Spicy Bolivian Bread

Baked Cuñapé (Bolivian Bread)

Llajua (Bolivian Spicy Sauce)

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Majadito Batido de Pollo (Bolivian Chicken and Rice)
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Majadito batido de pollo (Bolivian chicken and rice)

Majadito is a delicious chicken and rice dish. Serve it with a fried egg and some plantains.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Bolivian
Servings: 5
Calories: 453kcal
Author: Lizet Bowen

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion, minced
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 medium green pepper diced
  • 2 chopped celery stalks
  • 2 tablespoons fresh oregano or 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 4 tablespoons fresh parsley o 3 teaspoons dried parsley
  • 2 large tomatoes diced
  • 1 skinless boneless chicken breast, cut in bite-size
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 4 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 cups uncooked long grain rice
  • 8 cups chicken broth or water

Instructions

  • In a big pot, add oil and saute onions, garlic, green pepper, celery, oregano and parsley, for about 5 minutes.
  • Add the chicken, cook for 3 minutes and then add the tomatoes. Cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Add chicken broth or water to the pot, wait until is boiling and add the rice, salt, pepper, cumin and tomato paste. Cook in low heat, stirring every 2 or 3 minutes. It takes about 25 to 30 minutes for the rice to be done. It needs to be a little bit soupy.

Notes

Serve with fried eggs and fried plantains.

Nutrition

Calories: 453kcal

Majadito Batido de Pollo (Bolivian Chicken and Rice)

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  1. Jamie

    August 12, 2019 at 10:19 pm

    Such a comforting dish with really great chicken flavor!

    Reply
    • Lizet Flores de Bowen

      August 13, 2019 at 1:25 pm

      Yes! This is my number one dish when I feel homesick 🙂

      Reply
  2. Luis

    February 08, 2019 at 10:12 pm

    How much tomato paste do I use? It doesn’t say in the ingredients.

    Reply
    • Lizet Flores de Bowen

      February 09, 2019 at 12:16 am

      Hi Luis. Thanks for catching that error. 4 tablespoons. I hope you like it!

      Reply
  3. Daney

    December 13, 2018 at 9:39 pm

    Que rico, tal y como lo preparaba mi mama

    Reply
  4. Twana flores

    December 13, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    La mejor receta.

    Reply
  5. Gley

    December 13, 2018 at 9:06 pm

    Geniales tus recetas. Delicioso majadito de pollo

    Reply
  6. Nn

    December 13, 2018 at 4:50 pm

    Eso son colladas. El majao se hace con carne seca.

    Reply
    • Lizet Flores de Bowen

      December 13, 2018 at 8:33 pm

      Gracias por pasar y vistar el blog!

      Reply

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