Name: Chicken Mandi (Yemeni Chicken & Yellow Rice)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4, 4 people
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons whole coriander seeds; 1 teaspoon whole cloves; 6 green cardamom pods; 1.5 teaspoons cumin seeds; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (ground powder); 4 full chicken legs, skin on, bone in; 1.5 teaspoons kosher salt (use 1 tsp if regular salt); 2 tablepsoons olive oil (divided); 3 cups basmati rice; 3 bay leaves; 2 teaspoons spice mix (from the spice blend); 1.5 teaspoon turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon saffron strands (plus 2 tablespoons hot water (optional)); 3 dried limes (optional); 1 teaspoon salt; 4.5 cups water and broth (see instructions); 4 small onions; 1 cup vegetable oil for frying; 1/4 cup slivered almonds; 1/4 cup raisins; 1 tablespoon olive oil

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Chicken Mandi (Yemeni Chicken & Yellow Rice)

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A traditional Yemeni chicken and yellow rice dish seasoned with warm spices like cardamom and cinnamon, topped with fried onions, almonds, and raisins. Aromatic and richly flavored, meant for a special dinner.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

For the Spice Blend

2 tspwhole coriander seeds
1 tspwhole cloves
6green cardamom pods
1½ tspcumin seeds
1cinnamon stick
1 tspwhole black peppercorns
½ tspturmeric (ground powder)

For the Chicken

4full chicken legs — skin on, bone in
1½ tspkosher salt — or regular salt
2 tbspolive oil

For the Rice

3 cupsbasmati rice
3bay leaves
2 tspspice mix
1½ tspturmeric
½ tspsaffron strands) — plus 2 tablespoons hot water (optional
3dried limes — optional
1 tspsalt
4½ cupswater and broth

For the Garnish

4small onions
1 cupvegetable oil — for frying
¼ cupslivered almonds
¼ cupraisins
1 tbspolive oil

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Method

1h 30m total

Read the method on Hungry PaprikasAmina Al-Saigh’s original page

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