How to Cook Delicious Saudi chicken mandi

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Saudi chicken mandi. Chicken Mandi is a smoky roast chicken and rice dish that is originally from Yemen. Like so many foods of the region, Chicken Mandi is now to be found all over the Middle East, and is just one of many similar rice and meat recipes in the region. You have Maqluba, Chicken Kabsa, Mansaf, just to name a few.

Smokey Saudi chicken mandi.مندى بالدجج Traditionally mandi is made in an underground oven, that's what gives the rice that Smokey aroma, Tender and pull apart meat/chicken.

This is an authentic chicken mandi that I learnt from my khala,(grandma)I 've always bn a number one fan when it comes to Arabian and middle eastern dishes.

Mandi is a traditional dish from Arab Cuisine of meat, rice, and spices.

You can cook Saudi chicken mandi using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Saudi chicken mandi

  1. It’s 1 of whole chicken spatchcocked or split in half.

  2. You need 1 tsp of saffron.

  3. It’s 1 tsp of turmeric.

  4. It’s 2 tsp of salt.

  5. Prepare 4 of medium red onions.

  6. Prepare 1 tsp of Saudi spice blend (see my other recipe for the spice.

  7. Prepare of blend mix.

  8. You need 3 cups of washed basmati rice.

  9. You need 2 of cinnamon sticks.

  10. Prepare 5 of cardamom pods whole.

  11. You need 6 of whole cloves.

  12. It’s half of cup of yellow raisins.

  13. It’s of toasted pine and almonds for decoration.

  14. You need 2 of bbq or shisha coal.

  15. It’s 5 cups of water.

  16. It’s of 5 tbps of ghee.

It is also eaten in some gulf nations.

It is now very popular in other areas of the Arabian Peninsula, and it is also common in Egypt and Levant and Turkey.

It is also popular among the other people also.

Arabian Chicken Mandi is a traditional Yemeni dish and it's very popular among all the Arab countries.

Saudi chicken mandi instructions

  1. Mix a little water with the saffron to realese the yellow colour and then mix the saudi spice with the turmeric and saffron to form a paste and rub over the chicken including the inside of the chicken and under the skins.

  2. Cut and dice your onions and on medium heat add 5 tbsp of ghee to a large heavy metal ovenproof saucepan and cook the onions till golden..

  3. Then add all the whole spices to the onion mixture and mix for 1 mins till spices become fragrant then add 1.5 tsp of salt then the rice and raisins and 5 cups of warm water and mix well.

  4. Add a baking tray like a pizza tray with holes or a wire rack over the pot and place the marinaded chicken on top.

  5. Cook in the oven on gas mark 4 thats 185 on a fan assisted oven for 1hr and 20 mins.

  6. Once cooked place the chicken inside the pot with foil make sum foil cups ane add a little oil and place in the pot between the rice and chicken and then add the coal this should start to smoke be quick place the lid on and over tighly with towel to trap the smoke this will give the chicken and rice a nice smokey flavour..

  7. Leave the pot for 10 mins to infuse the smoke to give a intense flavour to the dish.

  8. Serve on a large dish and garnish with the toasted nuts and serve with a side of natural yoghurt..

The word 'mandi' comes from the Arabic word nada, meaning 'dew', and reflects the moist 'dewy' texture of the meat.

The Mandi Masala is a spice mixture made by dry roasting whole spices which give the main flavour to this dish.

Mandi is a delicious combination of rice, chicken and a.

Chicken Mandi (Middle Eastern Dish) Chicken Mandi is one of the easiest and tastiest Middle Eastern Delicacy.

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