GETTING READY

1. Preparing Ingredients

   Wash the chicken fillet under cold water and dry it with paper towels. Sort out the buckwheat and then rinse it thoroughly. Rinse the champignons and tomatoes with water. If necessary, cut off dark spots from the mushrooms.
   
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STEP 1

1. Cooking the Chicken for Buckwheat Merchant Style

   Place the chicken fillet in a saucepan. Fill it with water and put it on high heat. As soon as the water boils, remove the foam and add salt to taste. Cook the meat over medium heat until the chicken is ready, this will take about 25 minutes.
   
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STEP 2

1. Preparing Cooked Chicken for Buckwheat Merchant Style

   When the meat is soft, remove it from the broth and let it cool. Do not pour out the broth, you will need it later. Then chop the meat into small slices.
   
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STEP 3

1. Layering the Chicken

   Grease a baking dish with butter. Place the sliced ​​chicken in the dish.

    
   
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STEP 4

1. Cooking Buckwheat to Perfection for Merchant Style

   Place the buckwheat in a saucepan. Pour cold water over it in a ratio of 1:2 and set to cook on medium heat. As soon as the buckwheat boils, remove the foam, add salt to taste, and cover with a lid. Reduce the heat and cook for another 5-7 minutes on low heat so the porridge simmers slightly.
   
   There is no need to stir the buckwheat during the process.
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STEP 5

1. Layering Buckwheat over Chicken in the Baking Dish

   Drain the water and transfer the buckwheat to a baking dish on top of the chicken.
   
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STEP 6

1. Frying Tomatoes

   Heat 1 tbsp of vegetable oil in a frying pan. Cut the tomatoes into cubes. Place them in the frying pan and fry for 3-4 minutes. Place the fried tomatoes in a pan on top of the buckwheat.
   
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STEP 7

1. Frying Mushrooms

   Add the remaining vegetable oil to the pan. Cut the mushrooms into thin slices. Fry them in the pan until the liquid evaporates. Then transfer them to the pan with the meat, tomatoes, and buckwheat.
   
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STEP 8

1. Seasoning and Baking the Dish to Perfection

   Salt and pepper the chicken with mushrooms and buckwheat. Then pour in the meat broth so that the liquid almost completely covers the ingredients. Put the form in a preheated oven for 10-15 minutes. After the time has elapsed, take it out and arrange the dish on plates.

    
   
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MAKE AN IMPRESSION

1. Time to Eat!

   Top the dish with sour cream and fresh green onions.

   
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