Kabsa Recipe (Chicken and Rice)
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Saudi Arabia's national dish: fragrant basmati rice and chicken cooked together with warming spices, dried limes, and orange zest, topped with toasted almonds. Aromatic and satisfying in one pot.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 8- 2 cups basmati rice
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, (divided)
- 1 large yellow onion, (finely chopped (about 8 ounces))
- 4 garlic cloves, (minced)
- 1 teaspoon minced or grated fresh ginger
- 3 tablespoon tomato paste ((about 2 1/2 ounces))
- 3 medium tomatoes, (finely chopped (about 12 ounces))
- 2 medium carrots, (grated)
- 1 pound bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs ((about 4))
- 1 pound chicken drumsticks ((about 4))
- 3 cups water, (plus more if needed)
- Kosher salt
- Zest from 1 orange
- 2 whole loomi (black limes), (pierced with the tip of a sharp knife (optional))
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds ((1 1/2 ounces))
- 1/2 cup raisins ((3 ounces))
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- Chopped parsley, (to serve (optional) )
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 100M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 40m
- Sodium
- 313mg
- Total sugar
- 13g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 600mg
- Calcium
- 60mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 313MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.