The Traditional Saudi Kabssah

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium onion, diced to small cubes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium tomatoes, peeled and diced to small cubes
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 whole chicken, cut in half
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• salt
• pepper
• basmati rice

Recipe

• 1 put the onions in a medium size pot, drizzle on the olive oil and cook at medium high heat until the onions are yellowish and starting to brown. then put the garlic, cook for a few seconds then put in the tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, pepper and the spice mix; cook it until it becomes a thick red sauce and the tomatoes are almost melted.
• 2 put in the chicken halves. sauté it with the sauce for a few minutes, then poor in some hot water just a little bit over the chicken and bring it to a boil. then lower the heat to medium low and let it cook for 40-50 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.
• 3 while the chicken is cooking, wash the rice and soak it in cold water for 30 minutes.
• 4 take the chicken out and put it in a roasting pan. put in the oven and broil it until it’s golden.
• 5 drain the rice from water and put it into the chicken broth. make sure there isn’t a lot of water in the pot.
• 6 cook it on medium high heat. let it boil until it is almost dry, but not too dry. make sure there is a little bit of broth left in the bottom of the pot.
• 7 lower the heat to very low, cover well and cook for 10 minutes.
• 8 now all you have to do is uncover, put the rice in a big serving plate, top with the chicken and serve with a yogurt salad or a green salad--enjoy a great saudi meal.
• 9 i really hope you like it . :).