Easy and Delicious Chicken Kabsa

Ingredients

• Chicken, cut into pieces
• 1/2 kg onions
• 1/2 kg carrots
• 1/2 kg green peppers
• 1/2 kg tomatoes
• zest of lemon or orange
• 5 cups basmati rice
• fried nuts for serving
• For more of Esraa's tasty dishes, see this link: Zucchini with Yogurt (Kousa A'blama bil-Laban)

Method

1. Clean and wash the chicken, then boil it with aromatics until cooked
2. In another pot, fry the chopped onion in a little vegetable oil until softened
3. Add the chopped carrots and stir
4. Add the green pepper and stir, then finally add lemon zest and the chopped tomato
5. Add the kabsa spices and a little chicken stock after the vegetables have softened, then add the boiled chicken pieces
6. Let them simmer just a little so the chicken absorbs the spice flavor, then remove the chicken from the pot and place it on a tray to brown
7. Place the washed rice over the vegetables and stock and add more chicken stock to cover the rice or as needed
8. Let the stock boil, and when the rice begins to absorb it reduce the heat and cover the pot for 15 minutes or until the kabsa rice is cooked
   Timers: 15 min
9. Transfer the chicken kabsa rice to a serving dish, arrange the browned chicken and nuts on top, and garnish with parsley or as desired
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11. For more of Israa’s delicious dishes, here is this link: How to make kousa Ablama with yogurt