Albokary (A Saudi Dish)

Recipe Source: Arabic Bites

Ingredients

Chicken: 1600gms

Olive oil: 2tbsp

Onion thinly sliced: 3 large

Garlic cloves: 3 (crushed)

Cinnamon stick 1” piece: 4

Bay leaves: 2

Cloves: 8

Cardamom: 8

Pepper corns: 1tsp

Cumin seeds: 2tsp

Nutmeg Powder: a pinch

Fresh ground black pepper: ½ tsp

Salt: needed

Basmati rice: 3 cups

Tomato Juice: 1 cup

Lemon juice: 1 lemon

Water: 3 ½ cups

Method of Preparation

Heat oil in a large pan, add the sliced onion.

When it browns add the crushed garlic and stir.

Add cleaned, cut and washed chicken, salt, ground black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, cumin seeds, bay leaves, pepper corns, and nutmeg powder.

Stir and simmer and cook till the chicken browns, it takes almost 20 minutes on each sides.

Remove the chicken from the pan.

In the same pan, add water, tomato juice, lemon juice and salt.

When it boils add the washed and soaked basmati rice. Cover and simmer and cook to about 15-20minutes in low flame or till done.

Arrange the chicken on top and serve.