Bukhari Rice (Ruz Bukhari)

Submitted By: Golden Recipes Staff

Arabic Cuisine

There's nothing simpler than making a chicken and rice meal. There are a hundred different recipes and combinations with these two ingredients but this old traditional Middle Eastern meal has a fantastic blend of tasty spices and fragrant rice.

TIMING

PREP TIME : [15] Min
COOK TIME : [45] Min
READY IN : [60] Min

SERVES : [ 4 ] People

INGREDIENTS

1 whole chicken, cut into serving pieces
3 cups of basmati rice
1 cup chick-peas
2 medium carrots, chopped
2 medium onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons mixed bukhari rice spices (includes: anise, fennel, wood cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom).
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cups water
Salt (optional)

PREPARATION

Boil chick-peas in water then set aside.
Place rice in a bowl and soak for 20 minuets.
Spice chicken pieces with 1 teaspoon burkhari spice mixture and salt. Place in a medium pot, add 1 cup water, bring to a boil, and let simmer over low heat for 10 minuets.
In a skillet sauté onions and garlic in olive oil, cook 3-5 minuets then add to chicken along with carrots, stir occasionally until everything is well cooked,
Add in chick-peas.
Drain rice then season with salt and 1 teaspoons of bukhari spice mixture. Add to pot on top of chicken.
Add 3 cups water, cover pot, bring to a boil, and let simmer over low heat for 10-15 minuets.
Remove from heat and turn upside down over a large platter so that chicken is on top of rice.

Reviewed on 27-10-2008 by Golden Recipes Staff

For Bukhari rice spices you need equal amount of crushed anise, crushed fennel, crushed wood cloves, crushed cinnamon and crushed cardamom. The total should be 2 tablespoons for all spices.

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Reviewed on 23-3-2010 by joseph

thanks for the valuable information

Reviewed on 8-12-2011 by Fretzie may atol

Thanks so much for the recipe, it big help for me...