Chicken Machboos Recipe

Hello foodies,
Today am going to show a middle eastern rice recipe which is Chicken Machboos.Let's see how to make it.

How to make Chicken Machboos

Ingredients

For Arabic Masala

• 1 tbsp coriander 
• 4 cardamom
• 2 long cinnamon stick
• 1 tbsp peppercorns
• 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp nutmeg powder
• 1 tbsp paprika powder

ForChicken marinating

• 5 big pieces or leg piece chicken
• 1 tsp turmeric powder

For Rice

• 2 cup basmati rice ( cleaned and soaked )
• 1 onion finely diced
• 1/2 red, green, yellow bell pepper diced
• 1 tomato diced
• 1 dried lemon
• 1 cinnamon stick 
• 6 cloves
• 2 chicken stock cubes 
• 2.5 cups water
• 3 tbsp oil ( preferably olive oil)
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 2 tbsp Arabic Masala 
• 1 tsp curry powder
• Salt as needed

Method of preparation

• For making Arabic masala dry roast all the ingredients listed above except paprika powder and nutmeg powder. And grind them all together Arabic masala is ready now.

• Now let's marinate the chicken for that take a bowl add chicken pieces and turmeric powder and mix well.
• Now heat a pan add some oil and fry the marinated chicken and keep aside.

• Now heat a vessel add oil, onions and saute them until it becomes translucent. 
• Now add chopped bell peppers and saute for 5 min.
• Add dried lemon, cinnamon, cloves and it well. ( dried lemon is must for this recipe)

• Now add fried chicken, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, curry powder, chicken stock cubes, Arabic masala, salt, give a nice mix and add water. Cover cook for 20 min.

• After 20 min adds the soaked basmati rice and cooks until rice is done.

• If you want you can add some more water to it.

Tasty Chicken Machaboos is ready now. Try this recipe and if you like it do comment, subscribe and share.
-Foodlecious