Traditional Bahraini Chicken Machboos / Machbous

Name: Traditional Bahraini Chicken Machboos / Machbous
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baharat spice mix; 650 grams basmati rice; 3 Tbsps butter; 1 teaspoon cardamom powder; 2 kgs chicken; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 teaspoon cumin powder; 59 milliliters coriander leaves, chopped; 2 garlic cloves; 1 slice gingerroot, cut into small pieces; 1 green hot pepper, as desired; 59 milliliters lemon juice; 2 black dried limes; 3 Tbsps oil; 3 onions, finely chopped; 3 Tbsps rose water; 3 teaspoons salt; 3 tomatoes, quartered; 2 teaspoons turmeric powder; 1 liters water

Traditional Bahraini Chicken Machboos / Machbous is a gluten free main course. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 59g of protein, 52g of fat, and a total of 1143 calories. 82 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. If you have basmati rice, coriander leaves, cumin powder, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Fudge as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Cut the chicken in half.

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Whole Chicken

Heat the water and leave aside. In a small bowl, mix the buharat, turmeric, cumin, and cardamom together and add to the mixture one teaspoon of salt.

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Cardamom

Turmeric

Cumin

Water

Salt

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Bowl

Sprinkle half of the spice mixture on the chicken halves.

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Whole Chicken

Heat oil in a large cooking pan, fry the onions until golden brown, then add to the pepper and the black limes - you MUST make a hole in each limes.

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Onion

Pepper

Lime

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the chicken to the onion mixture and turn it over a few times in the pan.

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Whole Chicken

Onion

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle on the chicken a teaspoon of cinnamon and the rest of the mixed spices. Turn the contents all together so the chicken is coated with the spices, cover the pan and let it cook on medium heat for 3 minutes.

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Cinnamon

Whole Chicken

Spices

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Frying Pan

Add the garlic, chopped ginger, and tomato cubes to the pan and turn the ingredients in the pan a few times. Cover again for 3 minutes on medium heat.

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Garlic

Ginger

Tomato

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle with the rest of the salt and pour on it water while its still hot.Cover the pan and let it cook for about 1 hour, or until the chicken is cooked.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Salt

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Frying Pan

Add the copped coriander 5 minutes before you remove the chicken from the stock in the pan. While the chicken is cooking, wash the rice well and soak for 10 minutes in cold water, then drain.

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Coriander

Whole Chicken

Stock

Water

Rice

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Frying Pan

Remove the chicken from the pan and put on an oven tray, brush with some oil and sprinkle with the rest of the cinnamon powder and grill in the oven until the chicken is golden brown.

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Ground Cinnamon

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Grill