This is a rice made with meat,spices,and

vegetables .This rice is from the Arab cuisine,

originated from Persia .

The meat can be mutton, prawns, beef or

chicken. Well,I have posted stringhopper kothu

with the kabsa recipe before (changed to my

specifications lightly). Check recipe https://calinskitchen.com/2017/03/17/mushroom-stringhopper-kothu/

Black dried lemon or dried lemon is used in

this recipe,but I used my lemon pickle seasoned

with salt turned brown .

Tomato and half red capsicum was used to for

the purée . These are the changes I made.

So let’s go into my version of KABSA

INGREDIENTS

500 kg chicken legs ( like in the picture)

400-500 gm basmati rice

3 onions sliced

1 carrot chopped

2-3 green chillies cut into strips

1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

1 tbsp peppercorns

3 big tomatoes + 1/2 capsicum ( pureed)

2 cups chicken stock

1/2 tsp chilli powder

1 dried lime or pickled lime( without spices)

Salt to taste

Ghee

Kabsa masala

1 heaped tbsp coriander seeds

1 tbsp cumin seeds

2 pieces cinnamon

6 cardamons

6 cloves

4 mace or 1/2 nutmeg

Roast lightly till you get heat and powder .

( This quantity is for this recipe , if you want

to make a big quantity,use your

mathematical knowledge for perfection 😀)

METHOD

Make slits in the chicken, and marinade with

the masala and salt for 1 hour.

Heat 3 tbsp of ghee and add onions,and saute

onions till translucent.

Add ginger garlic paste,and place the chicken

marinade( use a wide vessel) on the onions .

Add the tomato purée ,rest of the ingredients.

Add chicken stock and cook for 10 minutes.

Remove chicken pieces and set aside.

Add soaked rice and adjust liquid one inch

above rice level,and cook on a slow flame.

Whilst the rice is cooking ,drizzle a little ghee

on the cooked chicken, and grill in an oven , or

normal grill ,till brown on both sides .

If there is liquid in the baking tray do not

discard it .Add it to the rice during the garnish .

For the garnish

Few cashews

Few almonds

Few raisins

Fried onions a little ( optional)

A little ghee

Once the rice is cooked ,heat ghee, fry the nuts

and add to the rice and mix lightly .

Place the chicken on the rice ,and cover for

some time .

Serve !