Kabsa Dajaj
Chicken kabsa with tomato, loomi and kabsa spice.
Ingredients
- 1.4 kg Chicken
- 3 cups Basmati rice
- 2 Onions
- 4 Tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Tomato paste
- 1 Carrot
- 3 Dried lime (loomi)
- 2 tbsp Kabsa spice mix
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 4 tbsp Ghee
- ¼ cup Raisins
- ¼ cup Almonds
- 2 tsp Salt
- 5 cups Water
Method
- Brown the onions — Cook in ghee until golden.
- Sear the chicken — Add the chicken with garlic and kabsa spice and brown all over.
- Build the broth — Add tomato, paste, grated carrot, pierced dried limes and water and simmer 40 minutes.
- Cook the rice — Remove the chicken, add the soaked rice, cover and cook 20 minutes on low.
- Crisp the chicken — Grill it for 10 minutes until the skin browns.
- Kabsa is ready — Serve the rice topped with chicken, toasted almonds and raisins.
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