Bahraini Chicken Machboos
Full recipe at butfirstchai.com
- 3 chicken whole legs (or one 700gms chicken)
- 1 teaspoon Bezar spice mix (or Baharat spice mix)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1 tablespoon ghee or butter
- 3 cloves
- 1 medium-sized red onion
- 2 to 5 green chillies
- 1 loomi (dried black lime)
- 2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
- 1 large tomato (chopped roughly)
- salt to taste
- 2 cups hot water
- fresh coriander leaves
- juice of half a lime
- 1 cup basmati rice
- butter (to roast the cooked chicken)