Malooba

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Description

This authentic traditional Arabic recipe consists of chicken, cauliflower, and potato. Serve with plain yogurt and a salad to mix with the rice dish. This is very easy, it just has a lot of work.

Ingredients

  • 1 (4 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 medium onion, quartered
  • 2 tablespoons ground allspice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 3 whole cardamom seeds
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 ½ cups uncooked basmati rice, rinsed and drained
  • 2 tablespoons ground allspice
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 large potato, sliced into rounds
  • 1 large head cauliflower, separated into florets
  • 2 medium tomatoes, diced

Instructions

  1. Place chicken in a large pot with 6 cups water
  2. onion
  3. 2 tablespoons allspice
  4. ground cardamom
  5. cardamom seeds
  6. whole cloves and bay leaves. Bring to a boil
  7. and cook until chicken is tender
  8. about 40 minutes. Remove chicken
  9. strain and reserve broth.
  10. Soak the rice in water while waiting for the chicken to cook. When the chicken is almost done
  11. drain the water off
  12. and stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons of allspice.
  13. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the potatoes and cauliflower in the hot oil until browned. They do not need to fully cook.
  14. In a separate pot
  15. layer fried potatoes on the bottom. This is done so that the rice will not stick to the bottom of the pan. Add the cauliflower and tomatoes
  16. and sprinkle a handful of rice over the vegetables. Remove the bones from the chicken and place the chicken in the pot. Cover with the rest of the rice. Pour in the reserved broth until it reaches a level about 1/2 inch above the level of the rice. Cover the pot
  17. and cook over medium-low heat for 1 hour
  18. until rice is tender.
  19. When the liquid has absorbed
  20. have a large round tray ready. Uncover the pot
  21. and place the tray over the top. Invert so that the pan is upside down on top of the tray. Let stand for 5 minutes like this
  22. then slowly remove the pot to let the food fall onto the tray.

Prep Time: 1 hr

Cook Time: 2 hrs

Total Time: 3 hrs

Servings: 6

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