Arabian Chicken Kabsa

Name: Arabian Chicken Kabsa
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 450 gms Zorabian Chicken Breast Boneless; 1 cup Basmati Rice; 2 Onions (Sliced); 1 Green Bell Pepper (Chopped into small Cubes); 6 cloves Garlic (Finely Chopped); 1 Large Tomato (Finely Chopped); 2 tbsp Tomato Puree/Paste; 5 tbsp Oil; 1 tbsp Butter; 1 Maggi Soup Cube; 2 cups Water; 2 Green Cardamoms; 3 Cloves; 1 Cinnamon Stick; 2 Bay Leaves; 2 Dried Lemons/Fresh Lemon Juice; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp Coriander Powder; 3/4 tsp Cumin Powder; 1 tsp Curry Powder/Cajun Spice; 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 3/4 tsp Black Pepper Powder; as per taste Salt; as per taste Black Pepper Powder; as per taste Paprika Powder/ Cayenne Pepper; As required Butter; As required Oil; 1 Tomato; 2 Green Chillies; 2 cloves Garlic

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Arabian Chicken Kabsa - A very popular middle eastern rice dish. Very convenient to make since it is a one pot chicken-rice dish recipe.
Middle Eastern Chicken Kabsa Rice is a main course dish which is famous not only in Saudi Arabia but across the Arab World. It is a middle eastern rice dish which is served with a special sauce called shatha. It is very simple, easy and quick to make and delicious to taste. Very few ingredients are required to make it. A must try dish which you will love.

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Ingredients

450 gmsZorabian Chicken Breast Boneless
1 cupBasmati Rice
2Onions (Sliced)
1Green Bell Pepper (Chopped into small Cubes)
6 clovesGarlic (Finely Chopped)
1Large Tomato (Finely Chopped)
2 tbspTomato Puree/Paste
5 tbspOil
1 tbspButter
1Maggi Soup Cube
2 cupsWater
Whole Spices:
2Green Cardamoms
3Cloves
1Cinnamon Stick
2Bay Leaves
2Dried Lemons/Fresh Lemon Juice
Powdered Spices:
1/2 tspTurmeric Powder
1 tspCoriander Powder
3/4 tspCumin Powder
1 tspCurry Powder/Cajun Spice
1 tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder
3/4 tspBlack Pepper Powder
as per tasteSalt
For Garnish on Cooked Chicken:
as per tasteBlack Pepper Powder
as per tastePaprika Powder/ Cayenne Pepper
As required Butter
As required Oil
To make the Sauce:
1Tomato
2Green Chillies
2 clovesGarlic
2 tbspTomato Puree
as required Coriander Leaves (Little)
as per taste Salt

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Steps

1

Wash the basmati rice well until water runs clear and soak in water for 30 minutes. After the set time, drain away the water and set aside.
2

In a large heavy bottomed pan, add oil and butter. Once it is heated, add the finely chopped garlic and saute for few seconds.
3

Add the sliced onions and saute until golden brown in color.
4

Add the boneless chicken pieces to the fried onions and fry for a minute, flipping over.
5

Add the whole spices ie. green cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon stick and bay leaves.
6

Add the powdered spices ie. turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, curry powder or cajun spice, kashmiri red chilli powder, black pepper powder and salt to taste. Mix well and saute for two minutes.
7

Add the green bell peppers, dried lemons or lemon juice and the finely chopped tomatoes and mix well. (Didn't have dried lemons so baked the lemons in oven and used it).
8

Add the tomato puree/paste and the crushed maggi soup cube. (This will help to increase the taste of the dish).
9

Add two cups of water and mix it well. Check for salt. Cover and cook on high flame for about 8 to 10 minutes. Now the chicken is well cooked.
10

Remove the cooked chicken pieces and set aside. The stock is now ready. Add the soaked rice into the stock and mix well. Check the water accordingly. Water should cover the rice. Cover and cook on low flame for about 12 minutes or until rice is cooked.
11

In the meantime, as the rice is cooking, place the cooked chicken pieces on a baking tray which is lined with greased aluminium foil. When the chicken is boiled in the stock, the stock becomes flavorful but it has reduced the flavor of the chicken. So in order to make the chicken more flavorful, spray oil on the chicken pieces and sprinkle with black pepper powder and Cayenne Pepper (Hot and Spicy Chilli Powder) or Kashmiri Chilli Paprika.
12

Bake at 180° for few minutes. Make cuts in chicken. Apply some butter and again bake for few minutes or until chicken is lightly charred.
13

For the sauce to be served alongwith the rice, in an electric chopper, add the chopped tomatoes, green chillies, garlic, tomato puree, coriander leaves and salt and chop it. It should not be ground into a paste. (You can also add half an onion, lemon juice and olive oil). Add little water to get a right consistency. Mix well. Sauce is ready to be served alongwith the rice and chicken. Transfer it into a bowl.
14

After 12 minutes when the rice is done, off the flame and keep covered for 5 minutes. Later on fluff it up with a fork and immediately transfer to a serving plate.
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Super Delicious Arabian Chicken Kabsa is ready. Serve it hot with the baked chicken pieces alongwith the prepared sauce. This dish taste lovely with the sauce.