By Daring Gourmet

Chicken Machboos (Bahraini Spiced Chicken and Rice)

Ingredients

4 servings

2onions

large, diced

3 tablespoonsghee

or unsalted butter

1 teaspoonturmeric

2 tablespoonsoil

1 lbchicken thighs

1 lbchicken leg

1 lbchicken breasts

1hot green chili pepper

jalapeno, seeded and diced

1 tablespoonfresh ginger

minced

5garlic

large, cloves, thinly sliced

2roma tomatoes

large, diced, or 1, 14 oz, can diced tomatoes, juices drained

2dried limes

loomi, several holes punched throughout each one

5green cardamom pods

⅛ teaspoonground cloves

1 stickcinnamon

about 2 inches long

2 ½ teaspoonssalt

2 ½ cupschicken stock

2 cupsbasmati rice

soaked for at least 15 minutes, then rinsed and drained

3 tablespoonsfresh cilantro

chopped

2 tablespoonsfresh parsley

chopped

rosewater

for sprinkling, optional, but recommended

1 tablespoonblack peppercorns

1 tablespooncumin seeds

2 teaspoonscoriander seeds

1cinnamon stick

about 2 inches long

1 teaspoonwhole cloves

¼ teaspooncardamom seeds

1 tablespoonpaprika powder

¼ teaspoonground nutmeg

Instructions