Chicken Kabsa | Arabian Chicken and Rice | Video
Feast like a king with this Arabian style flavorful rice and grilled chicken
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Ingredients
Kabsa spice mix:
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom cardamom powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper white pepper powder
- ¼ teaspoon saffron
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon cinnamon powder
- ½ teaspoon ground all spice
- ½ teaspoon dried whole lime powder
Chicken kabsa:
- 2 tablespoon oil or butter
- 3 onions sliced
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger ginger paste
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic garlic paste
- 1 green chili
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 6 cloves
- 4 cardamom pods
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tablespoon tomato puree tomato paste
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg nutmeg powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper black pepper powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander coriander powder
- 3 medium carrots thinly sliced
- 200 g canned diced tomatoes or 3 tomatoes chopped
- 2 chicken stock cubes
- 1 ½ kg whole chicken cut into 6 pieces
- 3 cups basmati rice rinsed
- ¼ cup raisins
- Water
- Salt to taste
- Raisins to garnish (optional)
- Slivered almonds to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- To make kabsa spice mix, combine together cardamom, white pepper, saffron, cinnamon, all spice and lime powder in a bowl. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a large heavy bottomed pan over medium-high heat. Add onions, ginger, garlic and green chilies. Sauté for 2-3 minutes or until the onions turn golden brown. Add bay leaves, cloves, cardamom pods and cinnamon stick. Fry for a minute.
- Stir in tomato purée. Add ground nutmeg, ground black pepper, ground cumin, ground coriander and kabsa spice. Season with salt. Fry the spices for a minute. Add carrots and diced tomatoes. Stir, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add chicken cubes and chicken pieces. Brown chicken, turning occasionally, for about 30 minutes. Remove the chicken pieces from the pan. Set aside.
- Add rice and raisins. Pour in 4 cups water. Season with salt. Bring it to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover with lid, and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Preheat grill. Grill chicken for 10-15 minutes or until cooked through. Serve rice with grilled chicken.
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Notes
- For rice, start with 3 cups of water, and then add more if needed.
- Whole lime powder is available in Middle Eastern grocery stores
- Kabsa spice mix recipe adapted from allrecipes.com
- Whole lime powder is available in Middle Eastern grocery stores
- Kabsa spice mix recipe adapted from allrecipes.com
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 550kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 86g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 32g | Cholesterol: 269mg | Sodium: 731mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g