Lebanese Garlic Chicken / لبنانی گارلک چکن / لبناني الثوم الدجاج

Lebanese Garlic Chicken is a very tasty , tangy and world wide popular dish.

Lebanese Garlic Chicken

Ingredients:

• Boneless Chicken pieces 1/2 kg
• Olive oil  1 tablespoon
• Garlic coarsely crushed  2 large pods
• Salt to taste
• Paprika powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Sumac powder 1 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Lemon Juice 2 tablespoon

Procedure:

• Mix all spices, garlic paste, oil and lemon juice together and make a paste.
• apply this paste to the chicken pieces.
• Keep in cool place for 1-2 hour to marinate.
• Now place in baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven for 25-35 minutes.
• Delicious Lebanese  Garlic Chicken is ready.
• Decorate with parsley leaves and serve with Toum ( Lebanese Garlic sauce) , baked potatoes and Pita bread.

Sambousek (Arabian Snack) سمبوسك

Sambousek is one of the most popular snack in Arab world. From Saudi Arabia to UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt.  Try this recipe for Iftar this Ramadan and feels a touch and love with Arab world.

Sambousek

Ingredients For Dough:

• Super Fine Wheat flour/starch (Maida)  1/4 kg
• Salt  1/4 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds 1/4 teaspoon
• baking soda  1/4 teaspoon
• Zaatar 1/2 teaspoon

Ingredients For Filling:

• Minced lamb/Mutton 250g
• Oil 1/4 teaspoon
• Tomatoes chopped 1
• Onion chopped  1
• Parsley chopped 1 tablespoon
• Green chillies chopped 1-2
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper 1/2 teaspoon
• Cardamom powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Sumac powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Pine nuts  a few

Procedure For Filling Cooking:

• Fry onion in oil till golden, then add tomatoes, and spices fry for 3 minutes.
• Now add minced meat and fry for 5 more minutes, then add a cup water and continue to cooking till meat is tender. Evaporate excess water by increasing flame with constant stirring.
• Now sprinkle green chillies, pine nuts and parsley.
• Simmer and then cool. 
• The Filling for Sambousek is ready.

Preparation and frying of Sambousek:

• Add salt,  cumin , baking soda and zaatar to the flour and mix well. Then add little water to make a hard dough. Keep aside for 30 minutes in a cool and dry place.
• Now make dough ball, wall nut size, from the prepared dough.
• Take a dough ball flat it 3-4 inch diameter round  with the help of roller pin and board.
• Place a small quantity of filling on it then fold to make semicircle shape.
• Seal the open ends with the help of fork.
• Make more sambousak from remaining dough.
• Now heat oil in a deep frying pan, add 3-4 sambousek at a time and fry till golden in colour.
• Delicious and tangy Samousek are ready.
• Serve at Iftar with tomtot ketchup or chutney.

Chicken Mandi Rice (National Dish of Yemen) مندي دجاج

Chicken Mandi Rice is one of the most popular dish in Middle East. It originates in Yemen and popular in Saudi arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Syria and Egypt. I think it is a wonderful dish with all nutritious and taste you can not forget. Look at the colour and aroma in the below pictures, your mouth is filling with water.

یمن کی قومی ڈش مندی چاول

Chicken Mandi

Chicken Mandi Rice During cooking at Smoking Stage مندي الدجاج أثناء الطهي

Ingredients:

• Chicken, cut into 4 pieces,   1 no.
• Oil  1 + 1/2 cup
• Tomatoes chopped  3-4 
• Onion chopped 2
• Ginger paste 1/2 + 1/2 teaspoon (for coating and curry)
• Garlic paste 1/2 +1/2 teaspoon (for coating and curry)
• Green Chillies whole  4-5

• Rice 1/2  -  3/4 kg

For Smoking:

• Butter   1/4 cup
• Onion layer cup or aluminium foil 1
• Burning coal 1-2

For Garnish:

• Pine nuts   1-2 teaspoon spoon
• Pistachio 1-2 teaspoon
• Raisins 1-2 teaspoon
• Almonds 1-2 teaspoon
• Saffron  10-15 threads

Spices:

Powder spices

• Salt to taste
• Black pepper powder 1 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Khoranjan  powder 1 teaspoon
• Kababa powder 1 teaspoon
• Sumuk powder or Dry Lemon powder 1 teaspoon

Whole spices

• Black pepper whole 1/2 teaspoon
• Cloves whole 12
• Cardamom green whole 6
• Cinnamon sticks 3
• Cumin seeds whole 1 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Soak rice in enough water for 1/2 hour, wash and drain. Keep aside.
• Thoroughly wash the chicken pieces then dry.
• Apply 1/2 quantity of powder spices after mixing all spices together,  1/2 quantities of Ginger garlic paste on Chicken pieces and keep aside in a cool place  for marination (1-2 hours).
• Grill Chicken on charcoal fire or on gas griller till tender. Keep aside.
• Now Fry onion in oil till golden brown
• Add remaining quantities of ginger garlic pastes and powder spices and whole spices fry for 2 minutes then add tomatoes and further fry for 3-5 minutes. Add soaked rice and  2-3 glass water (water should be 1 inch above the rice level) and continue to cook till near to cook.  
• Sprinkle garnish , put grilled chicken pieces, onion cup conatin burning coals and butter. 
• Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• Delicious Chicken Mandi Rice is ready.
• Serve with Dakkous and Salad.

Machboos / Makboos مكبوس (National Dish of Kuwait)

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.

Machboos/Makboos مكبوس

Ingredients:

• 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