Al Kabsa - Traditional Saudi Rice and Chicken

Name: Al Kabsa - Traditional Saudi Rice and Chicken
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 532 milliliters unrinsed basmati rice; 59 milliliters butter; 411 grams diced tomatoes, undrained; 3 carrots, peeled and grated; 1 cube chicken bouillon; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoons ground allspice; 0 teaspoons ground cardamom; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 pinch ground coriander; 1 pinch ground cumin; 1 pinch ground nutmeg; 0 teaspoons ground white pepper; 1 teaspoons dried whole lime powder; 1 onion, finely chopped; 59 milliliters raisins; 1 teaspoons saffron; 8 servings salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 59 milliliters toasted slivered almonds; 59 milliliters tomato puree; 769 milliliters hot water; 1 kilograms whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Al Kabsa - Traditional Saudi Rice and Chicken a try. One serving contains 489 calories, 21g of protein, and 20g of fat. This gluten free recipe serves 8. A mixture of salt and pepper, raisins, ground cardamom, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the ground allspice you could follow this main course with the Allspice Angel Food Cakes With Pineapple Curd And Oven-dried Pi as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Mix together the saffron, cardamom, cinnamon, allspice, white pepper, and lime powder in a small bowl, and set the spice mix aside.

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White Pepper

Seasoning Mix

Allspice

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Saffron

Lime

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Bowl

Melt the butter in a large stock pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.

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Butter

Garlic

Onion

Stock

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Dutch Oven

Add the chicken pieces and brown them over medium-high heat until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

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Chicken Pieces

Mix in the tomato puree.

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Tomato Puree

Stir in the canned tomatoes with their juice, the grated carrots, whole cloves, nutmeg, cumin, coriander, salt, black pepper, and the Kabsa spice mix. Cook for about 3 minutes; pour in the water, and add the chicken bouillon cube.

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Chicken Bouillon Cube

Canned Tomatoes

Black Pepper

Whole Clove

Coriander

Seasoning Mix

Carrot

Nutmeg

Cumin

Juice

Water

Salt

Bring the sauce to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer and cover the pot. Simmer until chicken is no longer pink and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Sauce

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Pot

Gently stir in the rice. Cover the pot and simmer until rice is tender and almost dry, about 25 minutes; add the raisins and a little more hot water, if necessary. Cover and cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes or until the rice grains are separate.

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Raisins