Saudi Arabia

Chicken kabsa

Name: Chicken kabsa
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Saudi
Ingredients: 1 kg bone in chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces); 2 cups soaked basmati rice; 2 chopped onion; 2 large chopped tomato; 3 tbsp tomato puree; 5 cloves garlic; 1 grated carrot; 2 green chilli; 1 dried lime dried lime; 1 tbsp kabsa spice baharat; Whole spices, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves; 3 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1/4 cup fried almonds; 1/4 cup fried raisins; Salt, to taste; 4 cups water

Saudi Arabia's national dish. Tomato rice, spiced chicken, nuts and raisins on top.

80 minTime

39 gProtein each

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Grandma's waySaudi home style with chicken.

The original

640kcalsame

39 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

80minutessame

The original chicken kabsa.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)1 kg, bone in

Basmati rice2 cups, soaked

Onion2, chopped

Tomato2 large, chopped

Tomato puree3 tbsp

Garlic5 cloves

Carrot1, grated

Green chilli2

Dried lime1 dried lime

Baharat1 tbsp kabsa spice

Whole spicescinnamon, cardamom, cloves

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Almonds¼ cup, fried

Raisins¼ cup, fried

Saltto taste

Water4 cups

Method

5 steps

1Fry onions in oil until golden, add garlic, chilli and whole spices.
2Add the chicken and baharat and sear well.
3Add tomato, puree, carrot, loomi and water. Simmer until the chicken is cooked through.
4Remove chicken. Add rice and salt to the broth, boil, then cover and cook on low until tender.
5Grill or pan sear the chicken until golden and lay over the rice. Top with fried nuts and raisins.

Serve it like this

Spread rice on a large platter, chicken on top, scatter almonds and raisins. Serve with daqqus, green salad and laban.

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Chicken kabsa

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