AL KABSA RECIPE/ARABIC AL KABSA RECIPE

I wanted to try this recipe from quite long time.... One of my friend gave me this recipe who lives in Saudi.Finally I made this tasty al kabsa yesterday for lunch. Everyone loved it to the core. To make this recipe first of all you need Arabic spice mix. It is available in Big supermarkets but I like to make homemade Arabic spice mix. Fresh and pure. I'm going to show you that recipe too.

          Al kabsa is an Arabic dish. It is most popular dish in Arabic countries. This dish is made with big chicken pieces, lots of spices and basmati rice. Actually this dish calls for whole chicken which  cut Into 4 pieces but i prepared this dish with large leg pieces. Also this recipe calls for dried lemon but I didn't find dried lemon then I used lemon zest for flavor. Finally the outcome was superb!!!!!

I hope you like this recipe, then give it a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Ingredients :

For Arabic spice mix :

cinnamon sticks/dalcheeni : 2 

cloves/loang/lavangaalu : 10

Cardamoms/elaichi/yalakulu : 5
Nutmeg/jayphal/jajikaya : 1
Coriander seeds : 1 table spoon
black pepper corns : 1 tea spoon
dried ginger/sonti : 1 inch piece
cumin seeds/jeera/jeelakara : 1 tea spoon

Whole garam masala :
Bay leaves : 2
cinnamon sticks : 2
Cardamom : 4
cloves : 5
Dried lemon : 1

For rice :
Almonds : 15 to 20
sultanas/raisins : 1/4 cup
Basmati : 750 grams
large chicken pieces : 1 kg
Chopped medium onions : 2
chopped medium tomatoes : 4
tomato paste : 1/2 cup
Garlic paste : 2 tea spoons
Grated large carrot : 1
oil : 1/2cup
Salt to taste
Oil/ghee : 2 table spoons

Method :

First take all Arabic spice ingredients into a pan dry roast for 2 to 3 minutes. let it cool completely and blend into a fine powder.

Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes.

Soak almonds In hot water for 10 to 15 minutes. Then Peel the skin and cut into halves.

Now heat oil add onions saute for few seconds then add garlic paste saute for few seconds

Now add chicken pieces and whole garam masala saute for few minutes

Now add arabic spice mix saute for few seconds then add salt

Now add tomato paste and chopped tomatoes saute for 2 minutes.

Now pour 1 1/2 litre + 1 cup of water and cook till chicken gets tender (add some more water if required)

Now take out the chicken pieces and arrange in baking tray and broil for 10 minutes in 250 degrees or you can shallow fry in pan

Now add soaked rice and grated carrots to the vessel and cook on high flame for 10 minutes then cook on low flame for 5 to 10 minutes by covering with cloth and remove from fire.

Now add oil/ghee to a pan fry almonds and sultanas  and take them into a plate.

Now take rice into a Big serving plate arrange baked or fried chicken pieces on rice then sprinkle fried almonds and sultanas and serve.

Take all Arabic spice mix powder

Add them to a pan

Add cumin seeds and dry roast for few minutes

Now take them to a blender

Blend into a fine powder

Soak almonds in hot water

Peel the skin and cut them 

Heat oil add onions and saute it

Add garlic paste

Saute for few minutes

Then add chicken

Whole garam masala

Saute for couple of minutes

Add blended spice mix

Add salt and saute for 1 minute

Add tomatoes

Add tomato paste saute for few minutes

Pour water

Cook on high flame until chicken gets tender

Fry almonds and take them into a pan

Add sultanas

Saute for few seconds and take them into a plate

Now take out chicken pieces

Broil them

Or fry in a pan 

Now add soaked rice

Grated carrots

Mix it well

Cook on high flame for 10 minutes

Now cover with cloth and close the lid and cook on low flame for 5 to 10 minutes

Mix it gently

Rice is well cooked now

Take rice into a plate arrange chicken pieces on top

Sprinkle fried almonds and sultanas

Now it is ready to serve!!!!

Serve hot!!!