Saudi Mandi

Name: Saudi Mandi
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 large whole chickens (1300g) chopped in half; Spice blend of salt, black pepper; Tumeric and ground coriander; 1 g saffron; 100 ml warm water; 1100 g basmati sella rice only rinsed not soaked; 2 L reduced salt chicken stock (cold); Whole spices wrapped in cheese cloth; Black pepper, coriander seeds; Cinnamon sticks, star anise, cardamom; Cloves, dried lemon; to taste Salt; 1 piece charcoal for smoking fragrance

Aladdin @cook_2903168

Saudi Mandi

Aladdin @cook_2903168

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Ingredients

3large whole chickens (1300g) chopped in half
Spice blend of salt, black pepper
Tumeric and ground coriander
1 gsaffron
100 mlwarm water
1100 gbasmati sella rice only rinsed not soaked
2 Lreduced salt chicken stock (cold)
Whole spices wrapped in cheese cloth
Black pepper, coriander seeds
Cinnamon sticks, star anise, cardamom
Cloves, dried lemon
to tasteSalt
1 piececharcoal for smoking fragrance

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Steps

1

You need a heavy 7 qt pot, heavy duty foil and oven set to 200 C
2

In a small bowl, soak the saffron in the warm water and allow it to cool
3

Mix the spice blend with saffron then lather the chicken with it, inside and out. Allow the chicken to marinade 30 min outside or for up to 24 hr in the fridge
4

In the pot, add the washed rice, stock, the whole spice pouch and salt
5

Cover by a double sheet of foil while making sure the foil is concaved downward. Cut slits in the foil enough without comprising its integrity
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Lay the half chickens skin side up on top the foil then cover the whole thing tightly with 3 to 4 layers of foil. No room for steam to leak
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Bake in the oven for 90 min. Start the charcoal in the last 10 min
8

Remove from the oven and uncover the foil. Put it back in the turned off oven.
9

Shape a small piece of foil to hold the charcoal. Set it in the oven. Add some oil then quickly add the hot charcoal and close the oven door for 5 min
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You can serve it right away or chuck the chicken under a broiler for some color
11

Serve in a big round plate and enjoy