Kabsa spices + Kabsa rice - Saudi rice with lamb meat

Linda L.
Linda L. @lindzi
Lebanese

Amazing dish to prepare when you have friends around or when you feel like cooking while you’re self isolating #quarantine #lunchideas #cookathome
(I made a lot so I’ll probably have it for lunch and dinner over the next two days 😆)

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Ingredients

6 servings
  1. Kabsa spices mix (for multiple uses):
  2. 1 tablespoongarlic powder
  3. 1 tablespoonwhite pepper
  4. 1.5 tablespoonturmeric
  5. 1 tablespooncinnamon
  6. 1 tablespoonpaprika
  7. 1 tablespoonground allspice
  8. 7 tablespoonscurry powder
  9. 1 tablespooncardamom powder (if available)
  10. 1 tablespoonlime powder (if available)
  11. For the rice
  12. 4 teaspoonsthe above spices mix
  13. 4 cupsbasmati rice
  14. 1medium onion, chopped
  15. 1carrot, chopped
  16. 1/4red pepper
  17. 1/4yellow pepper (or 1/2 of any colours)
  18. 2 teaspoonstomato paste
  19. 1 cubechicken stock
  20. handfuldried raisins (optional)
  21. To cook the meat
  22. 500 glamb meat cubes
  23. 1dried lime
  24. 1cinnamon stick
  25. 1bay leaf
  26. Topping
  27. Shredded almonds
  28. pine nuts
  29. pistachios
  30. 1 teaspoonbutter and oil

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    📌📌📌NOTE: for the Kabsa spices I didn't have cardamom powder and lime powder so I used 2 cardamom cloves and half dried lime while cooking the rice instead. After you mix all the spices you can save them in a jar to use later. You can also use the spice mix to marinate your chicken 🍗

  2. 2

    Rinse the rice and soak it for ~ 30 minutes with a teaspoon of salt

  3. 3

    Start with boiling the lamb cubes with 1 dried lime, cinnamon stick and 1 bay leaf

  4. 4

    Meanwhile fry the onions with oil in a pot, and add the spices 3 minutes later. (Frying the spices with the onions makes the flavour so much stronger than adding the spices in later steps)

  5. 5

    Add the peppers and carrot cubes. Mix for 3 minutes then add the tomato paste and mix again for 3 more minutes

  6. 6

    Add the rice with the dried raisins and mix gently to make sure each grain is covered with the spices.

  7. 7

    By this time the meat will be cooked. Pour its water on the rice then add half a dried lime with two cardamom cloves on top. Leave on high heat for 15min then cover the pot and leave on medium to low heat for 10 more minutes

  8. 8

    In a saucepan fry the cooked meat with some nuts of your choice in butter and oil with a pinch of salt and black pepper

  9. 9

    When the rice is cooked, remember to remove the cardamom and the lime from the top.

  10. 10

    Serve in a big plate with the nuts and meat on top

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Maureen 😀
Maureen 😀 @Moe131
That looks delicious must make this Linda 😋

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