Recipe: Tasty Saudi Chicken Kabsa

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Saudi Chicken Kabsa. This was the first Arabic dish I ever made and it turned out extremely delicious, a new favorite! Serve Al Kabsa with a fresh mixed cucumber, carrot, lettuce, and tomato salad – preferably with a little lime vinaigrette. Kabsa is a traditional Saudi dish - and some people say it was originated from Yemen- that consists mainly of rice and meat.

Saudis like their Kabsa with a hot sauce called 'Shattah'.

Kabsa is a spicy chicken and rice dish very popular in Saudi Arabia.

It is a rice dish cook along with different kinds of meat and other spices.

You can cook Saudi Chicken Kabsa using 24 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Saudi Chicken Kabsa

1. Prepare 500 grams of chicken.

2. You need 300 grams of basmati rice.

3. It’s 2 of onions sliced.

4. Prepare 2 of tomato(puree).

5. You need 2 of bay leaves.

6. It’s 4 of cardamom.

7. It’s 6 of cloves.

8. You need 1 of dry lemon.

9. You need 1 tbsp of chopped ginger.

10. It’s 1 tbsp of chopped garlic.

11. It’s 1 tsp of lemon zest.

12. Prepare 1 tsp of pepper powder.

13. You need 1 tbsp of coriander powder.

14. You need 1 tbsp of cumin powder.

15. Prepare 1/2 tsp of clove powder.

16. You need 1/2 tsp of cinnamon powder.

17. Prepare 1/2 tsp of cardamom powder.

18. You need 1/2 tsp of nutmeg powder.

19. You need 1 tbsp of grated carrot.

20. Prepare 3 tbsp of butter.

21. You need 2 tbsp of oil.

22. It’s 2 tbsp of almond(peeled).

23. You need 2 tbsp of cashew.

24. You need To taste of Salt.

Chicken Kabsa is a fragrant, mildly spiced, hearty.

Al kabsa (or kabsa) is a traditional delicious chicken and rice dish from Saudi Arabia that is prepared with raisins, almonds, pistachios and pine nuts.

It is considered the king of Saudi and Middle Eastern cuisines for its delicious flavor.

The main ingredients of al kabsa are long grain rice and meat, preferably chicken.

Saudi Chicken Kabsa step by step

1. Soak rice for 30 minutes..

2. Melt butter and pour oil in a kadai,add bay leaves,cardamom, cinnamon sticks,cloves,dry lemon and onions..

3. Once the onion turns golden brown, add chopped ginger and garlic (dont add paste)salt,lemon zest and chicken pieces. Close and cook for 5-8 minutes..

4. Add cumin powder, coriander powder, pepper powder, cardamom powder, cinnamon powder, cloves powder and nutmeg powder..

5. Add tomato puree and grated carrot,saute and cook for 5-10 minutes..

6. Once the chicken is cooked remove the chicken from kadhai and shift to baking tray to grill.

7. Now add soaked rice and water (1:2 ratio).

8. Close and cook till the rice is completely cooked..

9. Meanwhile grill in 200 degree C for 30 minutes and toss in butter..

10. Heat a piece of charcoal chunks in heat and place it in a small bowl and pour oil,once it started emitting flame keep the bowl in grilled chicken bowl and close for 5 minutes to get the smokey flavour..

11. Finally keep the chicken on top of rice kadhai..

12. Keep the kadhai on top of a tawa to dum for 15 minutes..

13. Fry the almonds and cashews in ghee..

14. Saudi chicken kabsa(national dish of Saudi Arabia)is ready,garnish with fried nuts and serve..

Al kabsa was born in Saudi Arabia, where it is.

Kabsa is the very definition of a one pot dish of chicken and rice.

Bake the chicken in the oven with some oil for half an hour to slightly brown the chicken pieces.

The chicken is partially baked to ensure it is cooked through when it is cooked with the rice.

Al Kabsa Recipe - Saudi Kabsa Recipe - Arabic Rice & Chicken Recipe.