Chicken Majboos Recipe
Chicken Majboos, A.K.A Kabsa in certain parts of the Middle East, is an aromatic dish featuring spicy rice and chicken served with herbs, Daqoos (a tomato garlic sauce), and cucumber raita.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups of Basmati rice
- 10 pieces of chicken legs, thigh and wings
- 1 cup of chopped onions
- 5 cloves of garlic
- Water for boiling the chicken
- 1 cup of water for boiling the rice
- 2 black lemon/ lime
- 6 bay leaves
- 6 cloves
- 5 to 6 cardamom pods
- ½ teaspoon of cumin
- ¼ teaspoon of curry
- ¾ teaspoon of coriander
- ½ teaspoon of turmeric
- Salt and black pepper for taste
Instructions
- Turn on the heat. Put the chicken in the cooking pot and add water. Let the chicken boil.
- While the chicken is boiling, remove the excess fats from the chicken.
- Once the excess fats are removed, add the spices, onion, and garlic into the boiling pot. Let it boil for 45 minutes or until the chicken is soft.
- Remove the onion, garlic, and other solid ingredients. Separate them from the Chicken Stock for later use
- Now you have the stock. Put the basmati or long-grain rice into the stock. If the stock is not enough, add more water.
- While the rice is boiling. Add oil in the separate pan, and fry chicken to have a nice brown crispy texture
- When the rice is already cooked, put the chicken on top of the rice. Mix them well with the rice before serving. Garnished with parsley