Name: Kabsa
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Saudi
Ingredients: 1.2 kg chicken pieces; 2 tbsp baharat spice blend; 3 cloves garlic (minced); 60 ml ghee or oil; 2 pcs onions (chopped); 3 pcs tomatoes (chopped); 2 pcs dried limes (loomi) (pierced); 1 stick cinnamon; 4 pcs cardamom pods; 500 g basmati rice (soaked); 700 ml chicken stock; 30 g almonds (toasted); 30 g raisins; salt (to taste)

1

Marinate the chicken

Rub the chicken with baharat, garlic and salt, and let it marinate.

30 min

2

Cook the onions

Sauté the onions in ghee until golden.

8 min

3

Add tomato and spices

Add the tomato, dried limes, cinnamon and cardamom, and cook until fragrant.

5 min

4

Brown the chicken

Add the chicken and brown it on all sides.

10 min

5

Simmer the chicken

Add the chicken stock, bring to a boil, and simmer until the chicken is nearly tender.

20 min

6

Cook the rice

Remove the chicken, stir the soaked rice into the spiced broth, cover, and cook on low until tender and the liquid is absorbed.

20 min

7

Finish and serve

Return the chicken to the top of the rice to warm through, garnish with toasted almonds, raisins and fried onions, and serve.

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