Yemeni Kabsa

Spiced rice with chicken, tomato and warm baharat.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Basmati rice
• 1 kg Chicken
• 1 Onion
• 3 Tomatoes
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 2 tbsp Hawaij spice mix
• 2 Dried lime (loomi)
• 1 Carrot
• 3 tbsp Ghee
• 2 tsp Salt
• 4 cups Water

Method

1. Fry the base — Cook the onion and garlic in ghee until golden.
2. Brown the chicken — Add the chicken with hawaij and salt and brown well on all sides.
3. Simmer — Add the tomatoes, dried limes, grated carrot and water and simmer 35 minutes.
4. Cook the rice — Add the soaked rice, cover and cook on low heat for 20 minutes.
5. Yemeni Kabsa is ready — Rest 10 minutes, fluff and serve on a wide platter.

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