Al Kabsa - Ancient Arabian Chicken and Fragrant Rice Recipe

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The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Al Kabsa - Ancient Arabian Chicken and Fragrant Rice Recipe. Enjoy the Middle Eastern Cuisine and learn how to make Al Kabsa - Ancient Arabian Chicken and Fragrant Rice.

This classic Arabian dish is Saudi Arabian in origin, and is believed to originate from the nomadic Bedouin tribes centuries ago. Arabic cuisine has its roots in tent cookery. Nomadic tribes could use only transportable foods such as rice and dates, or their nomadic stock like sheep and camels in their recipes. As the caravans journeyed throughout the Middle East, new seasonings and vegetables were discovered and added to the existing repertoire. Each new discovery was incorporated into the diet in quantities palatable to a particular tribe - a fact that many cooks believe is responsible for the anomalies found in some Arabic dishes today. You can use lamb (or camel !!) in this dish, but it is more usual to make it with chicken nowadays.
Total Time: Prep Time: Cook Time: 40 mins 20 mins 20 mins
 
Ingredients:

1 kg chicken piece 
500 g basmati rice 
2 dried limes, finely chopped 
250 g fresh tomatoes 
250 g onions, peeled and diced 
50 g garlic cloves, peeled and finely diced 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1 tablespoon fresh coriander, chopped 
50 ml olive oil 
2 tablespoons kabsa spice mix (OR use the following spices, 1 teaspoon cardamom seed, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon cumin) 

Accompanying sauce Ingredients 

250 g fresh tomatoes 
100 g fresh mint, leave 
5 g salt 
50 g green chili peppers 
water 

Directions: 

1 Slice the onion and garlic, cut the tomatoes in to wedges and chop the fresh coriander. 

2 Heat the oil in a casserole dish and add the onions, garlic - sauté for 3 to 5 minutes, then add chicken and cook for a further 5 minutes. Add the rice and sauté for about 3 minutes before adding the tomato, spices, salt and dried limes. 

3 Add water just enough to cover the rice mixture and bring to boil, turn the heat down and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. 

4 Remove from heat, stir in the sultanas and almonds, then leave for further 10 minutes with the lid on. 

5 Remove the lid, stir well and serve with the following sauce. 

6 Accompanying Sauce. 

7 Skin the tomatoes and mix all the ingredients together, season to taste. 

8 Serve the Kabsa with the tomato sauce and flatbreads. 

9 NB. If making up the Kabsa spice mixture fresh - grind all the spices together in a coffee grinder or a food processor/mixer, or with a pestle and mortar.

Source food.com 

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