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These dishes are mainly made from a mixture of spices , rice (usually long-grain, mostly basmati ), meat and vegetables. There are many types of kabsa and each type has a uniqueness about it. Premixed Kabsa spices are available under various brand names . These reduce preparation time but may have a distinct flavor of traditional kabsa . The spices used in Kabsa are largely responsible for its taste, which are generally black pepper , cloves , cardamom , saffron , cinnamon, black lime , bay leaves and nutmeg .The ingredient main accompanying spices is the meat , for example . chicken , goat, sheep, camel, or sometimes beef , fish and shrimp. In machbūs chicken, whole chicken used . The spices , rice and meat may be augmented with almonds, pine nuts , onions and raisins .The dish may be garnished with HASHU (Arabic: حشو ) and served hot with daqqūs (Arabic: دقوس ) - . Homemade tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- Chicken 8 pieces
- Rice 3 cup (soaked)
- Water 2 liter
- Salt to taste
- Pure butter 4 tbsp
- Potato 2 medium (medium cubed)
- Onion 250 gm (sliced)
- Cinnamon 2 sticks
- Whole black pepper 5
- Cloves 5
- Coriander powder 1 tsp
- Black pepper powder 1 tsp
- Red chili powder ½ tsp
- All spice powder ½ tsp
- Tomato 2 (sliced)
- Tomato paste 3 tbsp
- For Garnishing:
- Almonds 10 (blanched & peeled)
- Cashews 10
- Raisins 20 (fry all in 1tbsp butter)
- Cooking Directions
- Water in a pot , add the chicken pieces with salt and allow to boil and remove froth as it appears .
- Cook for about 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked dumpling .
- Remove the chicken from the stock and set aside. Share .
- In another pot until brown in color with a pure melt the butter and fry the chicken pieces on all sides . Remove the chicken and set aside again .
- After 3 minutes, the butter and fry the onion until golden brown potatoes, add the chopped onion .
- Spices , tomatoes , add the tomato puree , mix well .
- Pour in the stock , it should be around 6 cups .
- Rice , cover and cook until rice is 80 % .
- Place chicken pieces on top of the rice for about 10 minutes now than speed .
- Nuts , rice , garnish and serve dish out .
