For the marinade, peel the garlic and crush it finely in a mortar. Mix the garlic and all the spices, lemon juice and olive oil together.
Wash the chicken and pat dry. Cut the chicken in the middle of the breast and open it up or separate the chicken directly into parts.
Rub the chicken or chicken parts thoroughly with the marinade and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or preferably overnight.
Preheat the oven to 180 °C and cook the marinated chicken on a deep tray coated with olive oil for about 1 hour.
Sumac onions & Co.
Peel the onions, halve them and cut them into half rings.
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over a high heat and fry the onions in it for about 5 minutes.
Turn the heat to medium and add the sumac and salt and mix well.
Let the onions caramelise for another 10 minutes on medium heat. then remove from the cooker.
Coarsely chop the coriander. Roast the pine nuts in a pan until golden brown and remove from the pan.
Remove the cooked chicken from the oven. Remove the chicken from the tray. Place the flatbreads on the same tray and let them absorb the juices.
Then spread the pita bread on plates or a large platter. Arrange the caramelised sumac onions on top and spread the chicken or chicken pieces and garnish with toasted pine nuts and chopped coriander.