Kabsa

Name: Kabsa
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1 Chicken (with skin); 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 2 cups Basmati rice; 1 Onion (finely chopped); 1 Tomato (make into puree); 2 tbsp Garlic paste; 1 1/2 tbsp Ginger paste; 2 Green chillies (finely chopped); 2 inch cinnamon stick; 5 Cloves; 3 Cardamom; 2 tsp Pepper corns; 1 Dry lemon; 3 Bay leaves; 1/2 tsp Garam Marsala powder; 1/2 tsp Black pepper Powder; 1/2 tsp Coriander powder; 3 tbsp Veg Oil; 2 tbsp Ghee; 3 cups Water (for 2 cup rice); to taste Salt

cravings_and_beyond @cook_23802189

Muscat, Oman

Kabsa is an exotic Saudi Arabian dish, in which rice is cooked in the chicken broth, so that it absorbs all the flavour. It is a one pot dish, very easy to make and tastes great.

cravings_and_beyond @cook_23802189

Muscat, Oman

Kabsa is an exotic Saudi Arabian dish, in which rice is cooked in the chicken broth, so that it absorbs all the flavour. It is a one pot dish, very easy to make and tastes great.

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Ingredients

1hr

5 servings

1Chicken (with skin)
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
2 cupsBasmati rice
1Onion (finely chopped)
1Tomato (make into puree)
2 tbspGarlic paste
1 1/2 tbspGinger paste
2Green chillies (finely chopped)
2 inchcinnamon stick
5Cloves
3Cardamom
2 tspPepper corns
1Dry lemon
3Bay leaves
1/2 tspGaram Marsala powder
1/2 tspBlack pepper Powder
1/2 tspCoriander powder
3 tbspVeg Oil
2 tbspGhee
3 cupsWater (for 2 cup rice)
to tasteSalt

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Steps

1hr

1

Make some gashes on chicken & marinate the chicken with salt & turmeric powder. Keep it in fridge for 1-12 hours.
2

Soak basmathi rice for half an hour and allow to drain.
3

Heat non-stick vessel, add ghee & oil and then the whole spices (cinnanmon, cardamom, cloves, peppercorns & bay leaves) Saute onion, ginger garlic paste & chopped green chillies.
Follow this with the tomato puree. Mix well.
4

Add chicken pieces into it and cook it for 10 mints by frequent flipping. Pour the boiled water. Add in dry lemon, garam masala powder, pepper powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt. Keep it covered & cook in medium to low flame.
5

Gently remove the cooked chicken & add in the rice. Keep it covered & cook in low flame.
6

Serve by placing the chicken on the top of rice..