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Kabsa

Saudi Arabia

The national dish of Saudi Arabia. Served at every celebration on an enormous communal platter.

Saudi Arabia's national dish — fragrant basmati rice cooked in a spiced meat broth with dried fruit and nuts, topped with roasted chicken or lamb.

Authentic Saudi Arabia Kabsa recipe
Prep
20 mins
Cook
90 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
520 kcal
Serves
6
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

500gbasmati rice
1whole chicken, jointed
2onions, diced
4tomatoes, diced
1 tbspkabsa spice mix
1 tspsaffron
100graisins and almonds
50gghee
rose waterto finish

Method

1

Brown chicken in ghee. Remove. Fry onion until golden. Add tomatoes and kabsa spice. Cook down.

2

Add water and chicken. Simmer 40 minutes. Remove chicken.

3

Add rice to broth. Cook covered 20 minutes. Add raisins and almonds.

4

Arrange rice on a platter. Top with chicken. Sprinkle rose water.

Chef's Tip

Sprinkle rose water over just before serving — it adds fragrance without flavour.

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