CHICKEN KABSA
PREP TIME
COOK TIME
SERVES
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Ingredients
• 1 whole A’Saffa chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 1 cup Basmati rice, washed and rinsed
•2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, diced
• 6 green cardamom pods, whole
• 5 cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 black limes
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp cardamom, ground
• 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce
• 4 hard-boiled eggs (optional)
• Pine nuts and raisins (optional)
Cooking Instructions
• In an 8-quart stockpot on medium-high heat, add onions, garlic, and allow onions
to turn golden • Add bay leaves, cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon sticks, black limes,
cumin, coriander, salt, pepper, ginger and ground cardamom • Blend well and sauté
for 30 sec • Add tomato sauce and chicken bouillon • Mix well until sauce thickens;
reduce heat to low-medium • Add A’Saffa chicken and sauté for 1 min • Mix chicken
thoroughly • Add water until chicken is completely covered • Bring to a boil, then
reduce heat to low • Cook for 35 min • After the chicken has cooked, reserve broth
for rice • In a 2-quart saucepan, add rice and enough broth so that rice is covered •
Bring to a boil, then turn heat to low and cook covered for 8 to 10 min • Meanwhile,
turn oven on high broil • Add chicken to a roasting pan and broil for about 5 min, until
golden • Serve cooked rice on a platter with chicken arranged on top • Garnish with
hard-boiled eggs, pine nuts and raisins (optional)