Chicken Majboos
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5.0
15 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Middle Eastern
Chicken Majboos
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Chicken majboos is a traditional spiced Arab rice dish that is similar to Indian biryani.
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Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 3 lb / 1.5 kg), cut in pieces
- 2 onions , thinly sliced
- 5 cloves garlic
- 4 green hot chili peppers , thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 4 pods green cardamom
- 6 whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 bayleaf
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 dried lime
- salt
For the chicken spices
- 1 tablespoon Turmeric
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- salt
- olive oil
For the rice
- 2 cups basmati rice
For the garnish
- 4 tablespoons pistachios
- 4 tablespoons slivered almonds
- 4 tablespoons golden raisins
Equipment
- Dutch oven
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the rice. Rinse with water 2 to 3 times or until the water is clear. Cover with water and let stand for 30 minutes.
- In a Dutch oven on low to medium heat, add the cut pieces of chicken, season with salt, and cover with 4 cups (1 liter) of water.
- In a skillet on medium to high heat, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and add half of the sliced onions. Fry for 2 minutes while stirring.
- Add the garlic, green hot chili peppers, black peppercorns, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cardamom pods and cloves. Continue toasting for 2 minutes while stirring.
- Add the turmeric, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, and dried lime. Stir for 30 seconds.
- Add the spice and onion mixture to the Dutch oven with the chicken.
- Stir, and cook covered for 45 minutes.
- Take the pieces of chicken out of the Dutch oven and place in a large bowl.
- Drain the rice, and add to the chicken broth. Cook the rice covered, on low heat, for about 20 minutes.
- In a small bowl, add the turmeric, garam masala and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Mix.
- Pour the spice paste over the chicken and coat each piece carefully.
Garnish
- In a skillet on medium to high heat with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, add the remaining onion. Cook while stirring for 6 minutes or until the onion turns slightly brown.
- Add the pistachios, the almonds and the raisins and continue frying for 2 minutes.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl.
- In the same skillet over high heat, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and add the marinated chicken pieces.
- Toast the chicken for 2 minutes on each side.
Assembly
- When the rice has absorbed all the water, after about 20 minutes, take off the heat and transfer to a large serving dish.
- Top with the onion and dried fruits.
- Finally, add the chicken pieces on top.
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