Chicken Rice Recipe

Ingredients

• Whole chicken or fryer (small chicken)
• 1 small dry onion
• 3 cups basmati rice
• Vegetable oil or ghee
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon baharat (seven-spice mix)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• For rubbing the chicken:
• 1 clove crushed garlic
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon yogurt
• A pinch of black pepper
• A squeeze of lemon
• Chicken rice recipe from a friend and cook on our Sho Tabkhin Al-Youm website:
• Rana Jarkas
• Click on Rana's name to visit her page on our site and enjoy all her recipes

Method

1. Simmer the chicken with aromatics of your choice such as bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, allspice, and cloves, or whole cloves, and onion.
2. Meanwhile, fry a finely chopped onion in a little oil or ghee until softened. Add the washed and drained rice on top and stir. Sprinkle the spices and mix, then add the chicken cooking water at a ratio of 2 cups water for every 1 cup of rice. Let the rice come to a boil, then simmer until tender.
3. In another bowl, mix the minced garlic with the tomato paste, olive oil, yogurt, lemon juice, and pepper, and brush the chicken pieces with this marinade.
4. Bake the chicken in the oven until browned.
5. Pour the rice onto a large serving dish, place the chicken pieces on top, then garnish with nuts, peas, and parsley to taste.
6. We can serve the chicken rice with a green salad and yogurt...