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Kabsa
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75 MIN · STOVETOP

Kabsa

Saudi spiced rice with chicken, vegetables and raisins.

gluten-freedairy-freechickenriceone-potcomfort-food

Ingredients

  • 400 gchicken, pieces
  • 1 cuprice
  • 1green pepper
  • 1red pepper
  • 2mushrooms
  • 1sweetcorn, cob or equivalent canned
  • 2carrots
  • raisins
  • 1 tspturmeric
  • 1 tspkabsa spice, pre-mixed kabsa spice blend
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • olive oil
  • 1maggi cube, stock cube

Method

  1. 1

    Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Brown the chicken pieces until caramelised on all sides. Add a Maggi stock cube and enough water to cover. Boil for about 30 minutes.

  2. 2

    In a separate pot, add all the vegetables (peppers, mushrooms, sweetcorn, carrots) and cook over medium heat, stirring, until softened.

  3. 3

    Add the rice, raisins, turmeric, kabsa spice, salt and black pepper to the vegetables. Add 2½ cups of the chicken cooking liquid and stir to combine. Cook until the rice has absorbed the liquid.

  4. 4

    Once the rice is cooked, arrange the chicken over the rice mixture and transfer everything to the oven to finish.

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