Kabsa

     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 .