Kabsa. The dish is made with rice and meat. It can often be found served in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, southern Iraq, Ahwaz and the Negev desert in Israel. Mix together the saffron, cardamom, cinnamon, allspice, white pepper, and lime powder in a small bowl, and set the spice mix aside. Kabsa

You can cook Kabsa using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Kabsa
  1. Prepare 1 of Chicken (with skin).
  2. You need 1/2 tsp of Turmeric powder.
  3. It’s 2 cups of Basmati rice.
  4. It’s 1 of Onion (finely chopped).
  5. It’s 1 of Tomato (make into puree).
  6. You need 2 tbsp of Garlic paste.
  7. You need 1 1/2 tbsp of Ginger paste.
  8. Prepare 2 of Green chillies (finely chopped).
  9. Prepare 2 inch of cinnamon stick.
  10. It’s 5 of Cloves.
  11. Prepare 3 of Cardamom.
  12. It’s 2 tsp of Pepper corns.
  13. Prepare 1 of Dry lemon.
  14. You need 3 of Bay leaves.
  15. You need 1/2 tsp of Garam Marsala powder.
  16. It’s 1/2 tsp of Black pepper Powder.
  17. You need 1/2 tsp of Coriander powder.
  18. Prepare 3 tbsp of Veg Oil.
  19. It’s 2 tbsp of Ghee.
  20. It’s 3 cups of Water (for 2 cup rice).
  21. You need to taste of Salt.

It is considered the king of Saudi and Middle Eastern cuisines for its delicious flavor. The main ingredients of al kabsa are long grain rice and meat, preferably chicken. Kabsa is the very definition of a one pot dish of chicken and rice. Partially baking the chicken will ensure it is cooked through after added to the pot with the rice.

Kabsa instructions

  1. Make some gashes on chicken & marinate the chicken with salt & turmeric powder. Keep it in fridge for 1-12 hours..

  2. Soak basmathi rice for half an hour and allow to drain..

  3. Heat non-stick vessel, add ghee & oil and then the whole spices (cinnanmon, cardamom, cloves, peppercorns & bay leaves) Saute onion, ginger garlic paste & chopped green chillies. Follow this with the tomato puree. Mix well..

  4. Add chicken pieces into it and cook it for 10 mints by frequent flipping. Pour the boiled water. Add in dry lemon, garam masala powder, pepper powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt. Keep it covered & cook in medium to low flame..

  5. Gently remove the cooked chicken & add in the rice. Keep it covered & cook in low flame..

  6. Serve by placing the chicken on the top of rice…

The tomatoes, and tomato paste are stirred into a tomato sauce. Kabsa is a fragrant rice dish that can be made with chicken, lamb or beef. This one pot meal is very popular in the gulf area of the Arabian-peninsula such as in Dubai, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and many more countries. However, this dish originated in Saudi Arabia and is known as their national dish. Melt butter in a large stock pot, casserole or dutch oven.