Machboos/ Makboos/ Makbus is a National Dish of Kuwait. It is also popular in other gulf countries like Qatar, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates. It is a very tasty and delicious rice dish with mutton or chicken, lots of nuts and herbs.
Ingredients:
Ungrounded Spices:
Powder Spices:
Topping:
Procedure:
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| Machboos/Makboos مكبوس |
- Chicken (whole or 8 pieces) 1
- Rice 1/2 kg
- Oil 1 cup
- Yoghurt (optional) 1 cup
- Onion chopped 3
- Tomatoes chopped 3
- Ginger paste 2 teaspoon
- Garlic paste 2 teaspoon
- Green chillies 2-3
- Fresh coriander leaves plucked 1/4 cup
Ungrounded Spices:
- Black lemon whole, pierced, 3
- Cinnamon sticks 2-3
- Cardamom green 6
- Cloves 6
- Black pepper whole 15
Powder Spices:
- Salt 1 + 1/2 teaspoon
- Pimento powder 1 teaspoon
- Sumac powder (optional) 1 teaspoon
- Cardamom green powder 1 teaspoon
- Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
- Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
- Paprika (optional) 1 teaspoon
Topping:
- Chopped onion 1
- Raisin 2 tablespoon
- Pine nuts 2 tablespoon
- Pistachio 2 tablespoon
- Cardamom green powder 1 teaspoon
Procedure:
- Soak rice in water for 20-30 minutes, drain and keep aside.
- Fry onion in oil till dark brown.
- Add unground spices , then add chicken pieces fry for 2 minutes.
- Then add tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, Yoghurt if using, and powder spices . Fry for 5 minutes.
- Lower the heat and cook on low flame till chicken is tender.
- Remove chicken pieces and keep aside.
- Add 1 and 1/2 glass water and soaked rice to the remaining gravy.
- Cook till rice is tender on low heat, sprinkle fresh coriander leaves and simmer.
- Saute fry removed chicken pieces in oil to be ready for serving platter.
- Delicious Machboos is ready to serve.
- In serving large platter, put rice at bottom , place chicken pieces on top. Sprinkle topping and serve with Dakkous.
- For Dakkous recipe follow the link below;
- http://miansari66.blogspot.com/2012/03/dakkous-saudi-arabian-tomato-sauce.html
