Kabsa is one of the most famous Arabic dishes, especially in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

For its fame, the recipes, ingredients, and shapes vary.

But today I will explain to you the simplest way that you can cook Arabian kabsa Rice as if you were a professional.

In this recipe, we are going to make chicken rice kabsa

Arabian kabsa Rice With Chicken for Beginners

INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon ghee
half teaspoon cardamom
3 bay leaf
2 Cinnamon sticks,
4 clove
3 star anise
1 large spoonful of oil
1 teaspoon ghee
1 Onion, sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Half teaspoon curry
Half teaspoon turmeric
Half teaspoon paprika
Half teaspoon seven spices
1 teaspoon coriander
1 chicken
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tomatoes, peeled and diced
2 tablespoons raisins
2 cups basmati rice, washed and soaked for an hour in lukewarm water
2 tablespoons Butter for greasing the chicken
2 tablespoons Nuts and coriander for garnish
1 dried lemon

INSTRUCTIONS

In a frying pan, add a tablespoon of oil and ghee

When the ghee is hot, add dried lemon, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise and cloves
Stir them well for a minute, then add the onions and mix them well
Add a tea spoon of garlic and stir until the onions and garlic soften
Add spices, turmeric powder, coriander curry, paprika and seven spices
Stir the mixture well
Add the chicken and a pinch of salt and turn it on both sides for 4 minutes
Add two tablespoons of tomato paste with the peeled tomatoes
Add two tablespoons of raisins, then cover the pot
Leave the pot on low heat for 15 minutes
After 15 minutes, add 2 cups of hot water (make sure the water has completely covered the chicken) cover the pot & leave it for 30 MIN
After 30 minutes, remove the chicken from the pot and set it aside
Filter the syrup from dry spices such as cinnamon sticks, lemon, dried, cardamom and cloves, until the syrup is ready to put the rice
After filtering the syrup, add the basmati rice (make sure it is well washed and soaked for an hour in water).
Stir the rice well for two minutes, then cover the pot and leave it for 30 minutes on a very low heat
While the rice is cooking, brush the chicken with butter and then place it in the oven on the grill for 10 minutes.
Now everything is ready, you can put the rice in the serving plate
Put the chicken on the rice, then decorate the dish with nuts and a little parsley or coriander to give an interesting color (the nuts can be fried in a little oil for 2 minutes before using them to get a wonderful taste)

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Arabian kabsa Rice With Chicken Recipe for Beginners (All in one Pot)

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Arabian kabsa Rice With Chicken Recipe for Beginners (All in one Pot)

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 4

Calories 265 kcal

Equipment

Cocking Pot
Wooden spoon
silicone spoon

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon ghee
half teaspoon cardamom
3 bay leaf
2 Cinnamon sticks,
4 clove
3 star anise
1 large spoonful of oil
1 teaspoon ghee
1 Onion, sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Half teaspoon curry
Half teaspoon turmeric
Half teaspoon paprika
Half teaspoon seven spices
1 teaspoon coriander
1 chicken
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tomatoes, peeled and diced
2 tablespoons raisins
2 cups basmati rice, washed and soaked for an hour in lukewarm water
2 tablespoons Butter for greasing the chicken
2 tablespoons Nuts and coriander for garnish
1 dried lemon

Instructions

In a frying pan, add a tablespoon of oil and ghee
When the ghee is hot, add dried lemon, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise and cloves
Stir them well for a minute, then add the onions and mix them well
Add a tea spoon of garlic and stir until the onions and garlic soften
Add spices, turmeric powder, coriander curry, paprika and seven spices
Stir the mixture well
Add the chicken and a pinch of salt and turn it on both sides for 4 minutes
Add two tablespoons of tomato paste with the peeled tomatoes
Add two tablespoons of raisins, then cover the pot
Leave the pot on low heat for 15 minutes
After 15 minutes, add 2 cups of hot water (make sure the water has completely covered the chicken) cover the pot & leave it for 30 MIN
After 30 minutes, remove the chicken from the pot and set it aside
Filter the syrup from dry spices such as cinnamon sticks, lemon, dried, cardamom and cloves, until the syrup is ready to put the rice
After filtering the syrup, add the basmati rice (make sure it is well washed and soaked for an hour in water).
Stir the rice well for two minutes, then cover the pot and leave it for 30 minutes on a very low heat
While the rice is cooking, brush the chicken with butter and then place it in the oven on the grill for 10 minutes.
Now everything is ready, you can put the rice in the serving plate
Put the chicken on the rice, then decorate the dish with nuts and a little parsley or coriander to give an interesting color (the nuts can be fried in a little oil for 2 minutes before using them to get a wonderful taste)