Riz ‘a djeij (Lebanese rice and chicken) رز ع دجاج

Name: Riz ‘a djeij (Lebanese rice and chicken) رز ع دجاج
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 medium onion; 3 cups basmati rice; 250 g minced beef; 3 chicken breasts; 6 cups water; 1 tsp Lebanese seven spices; 1/2 tsp ground all spice; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1 chicken stock cube (or 2, optional) or freshly made broth; 1/4 tsp fine ground coffee (optional); handful raisins or sultanas (optional); Mixed nuts for garnish (pine nuts, pistachio, cashew...) toasted in butter

Linda L. @lindzi

Lebanese

Treat your guests with a great yet easy Lebanese meal 😍

Linda L. @lindzi

Lebanese

Treat your guests with a great yet easy Lebanese meal 😍

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Ingredients

4 servings

1medium onion
3 cupsbasmati rice
250 gminced beef
3chicken breasts
6 cupswater
Spices
1 tspLebanese seven spices
1/2 tspground all spice
1/2 tspcinnamon
1chicken stock cube (or 2, optional) or freshly made broth
How to boil chicken and get tasty broth
1/4 tspfine ground coffee (optional)
handfulraisins or sultanas (optional)
Mixed nuts for garnish (pine nuts, pistachio, cashew...) toasted in butter

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Steps

1

I found the Lebanese seven spices in a local supermarket in Bristol called Dunya but I think they sell them in Asda. Those spices are a must have! They go perfectly with minced beef and all types of meat
2

Boil the chicken as per the attached recipes or / In a pan, add some oil and fry the chicken until cooked, then cut it into small pieces

How to boil chicken and get tasty broth
3

Start with frying the onion in a little bit of olive oil
4

When the onion is almost cooked add the minced beef and put the heat up
5

Add the spices to the meat and mix well until the meat is cooked
6

Add the rice and mix it with the meat then add the raisin to the mixture
7

Add 6 cups of chicken broth to the rice, let it boil on high heat. When you see bubbles on top, lower the heat, cover and let it cook for almost 20min
8

Add chicken pieces to the cooked rice and mix a little bit. Keep some of the chicken for the top
9

Fry any nuts you like then add it with the chicken on top of the rice and bonne appetite!