Chicken kabsa (rice and chicken)

makes: 4 servings

preparation time: 20 minutes

cooking time: 30-40 minutes

total time: 50-60 minutes 

Ingredients: 

1 kg chicken

2 cups rice (soaked in 4 cups of water for 20 minutes and drained)

2 medium onions (chopped)

3 medium tomatoes (chopped)

1 medium carrots (shredded) 

1 garlic clove (crushed)

1 tbs tomato paste

2 bay leaves

3 cinnamon sticks

10 small whole cardamom 

2 dried lemon 

1 tbs kabsa spices *see below

1 tsp salt

6 cups hot water

1/4 cup vegetable oil

3 tbs half almonds (peeled)

3 tbs raisins 

* if the kabsa spices are not available in the supermarkets around you, make your own kabsa spices by mixing: cardamom powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, black pepper powder, white pepper powder, coriander powder and cinnamon powder.

Steps: 

watch the steps demonstrated in the video above