Al Kabsa or Kabsa rice is Arabic Rice dish. Serve this dish with Tomato Chatney or sauce which will enhance the taste of Rice. I assure you, your family will like this dish.
INGREDIENTS:
| Chicken cut in 6 pieces | 1 kg |
| Onion | 5 medium, thinly sliced |
| Cumin seeds, crushed | 2 tsp |
| Green Cardamom | 3 |
| Red chili powder | 2 tsp |
| Turmeric powder | 4 tsp |
| Tomatoes | 5-6 large, cut in small pieces |
| Rice | 1 kg |
| Cooking oil | 1 and 1/2 cup |
| Salt | to taste |
METHOD:
- Soak rice in water first.
- Fry onion in oil till light golden in color. Oil you can use according to your requirement.
- Now add chopped tomatoes , salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder and stir constantly. Cover with the lid till tomatoes become soft.
- Add chicken and mix well. Add cumin and cardamom. Fry chicken with spices. Add water double in quantity from rice.
- Cover with the lid till chicken tender and water boils.
- Add soaked and drained rice in chicken.
- Let it cook till water dries.
- Simmer rice for 10 mins. Kabsa Rice is ready.
- Serve with Tomato Chutney or sauce.
- You can add Shallow fried Resins and almonds ( peeled). Garnish on rice before serving.
INGREDIENTS FOR TOMATO SAUCE:
| Tomatoes | 2 |
| Fresh coriander | 1/2 cup |
| Green chilies | 2 |
| Garlic cloves | 2 |
| Salt | to taste |
| Red chili powder | to taste |
METHOD:
- Blend tomatoes first.
- Blend all other ingredients and mix in tomato paste.
- Mix well and serve with your Kabsa Rice.
- I serve this sauce with Tihari and other rice dishes too. You can also try and give me your feed back.
