Medium
Kuwaiti
Machboos Diyay
Traditional Kuwaiti spiced rice with chicken, flavored with baharat and dried limes.
100
Total Minutes
6
Servings
Cooking Times
25 min
Prep Time
75 min
Cook Time
100 min
Total Time
Ingredients (10 items)
3.00 cups
Basmati rice
3.00 lbs
Whole chicken
cut into pieces
6.00
Dried black limes
pierced
3.00 tbsp
Baharat spice
Gulf spice blend
1.00 tsp
Turmeric
6.00
Cardamom pods
green
1.00
Cinnamon stick
2.00
Onions
diced
0.25 cup
Ghee
0.50 cup
Almonds
sliced, for garnish
Instructions (7 steps)
1
Brown chicken pieces in ghee until golden.
2
Add onions and whole spices, cook until fragrant.
3
Add baharat, turmeric, and dried limes.
4
Cover with water and simmer 45 minutes.
5
Remove chicken, strain broth and reserve.
6
Cook rice in spiced broth until tender.
7
Layer chicken over rice, garnish with almonds.