Name: Chicken Kabsa recipe by Zeenath Fathima at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Chicken bone in cut 1kg.; Onion medium sliced 2; Tomato puree or paste 100 gm; Salt to taste; Finely minced garlic cloves 3; Ginger grated 1 tbsp; Butter or oil 5 tbsp; Basmati rice 2 cups soaked for 30 mins.; Saffron strands few soaked in a tbsp of milk; Chicken stock 4 cups; OR; Chicken seasoning cube 2; Baharat or kabsa spices:::; Nutmeg 1/4 tsp; Cardamom 3 to 4; Cinnamon sticks 3 to 4; Dried lemon 1; Black pepper 1 Tbsp; Paprika 1 tbsp; All spice powder 1 tbsp; For garnishing:: grated carrots, pine nuts, raisins and almonds...all shallow fried in a tbsp of butter.

ABOUT Chicken Kabsa RECIPE

A national dish of Saudi Arabia,believed to have originated in Yemen,also called as majbous,machbous or makbous. Made with either lamb or chicken meat, it tastes equally yummy.

Ingredients Serving: 6

Chicken bone in cut 1kg.
Onion medium sliced 2
Tomato puree or paste 100 gm
Salt to taste
Finely minced garlic cloves 3
Ginger grated 1 tbsp
Butter or oil 5 tbsp
Basmati rice 2 cups soaked for 30 mins.
Saffron strands few soaked in a tbsp of milk
Chicken stock 4 cups
OR
Chicken seasoning cube 2
Baharat or kabsa spices:::
Nutmeg 1/4 tsp
Cardamom 3 to 4
Cinnamon sticks 3 to 4
Dried lemon 1
Black pepper 1 Tbsp
Paprika 1 tbsp
All spice powder 1 tbsp
For garnishing:: grated carrots, pine nuts, raisins and almonds...all shallow fried in a tbsp of butter.

Instructions

Heat butter in a non stick pot. Add in the onions and the garlic. Saute them until just light pink.
Add the chicken. Saute it well on medium flame turning it every now and then.
After 10 mins, add the tomato puree and all the spices one by one.
Add in the chicken stock and if you are short of it, then add 2 cubes of chicken seasoning (maggi) cubes to four cups of water.
Cover and simmer until 20 mins on medium flame.
Remove the chicken from the pot and add in the rice. Cover and cook until done. Do not stir it much. After it is done, give it a light stir.
Preheat the oven to 200° and broil these chicken pieces for just about 10 mins. Do not over do it. If you wish you can even pan fry them in little butter.
Garnish with grated carrots, raisins and nuts.
Serve hot with a special sauce called shattah or even our very own raita.

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