Ouzi Rice

Name: Ouzi Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 380g Laila Basmati Rice; 4 Skinless Chicken Breasts (600g); 3 tbsp KTC Sunflower Oil; 1 Onion, finely chopped; 105g Peas; 115g Carrots; 2 tbsp Butter; 1 tsp Tumeric; 2 tbsp Dunns River All-purpose Seasoning; 1/2 tbsp Tropics Chicken Seasoning; 1 tsp Garlic Powder; 1 tsp Ginger Powder; 1 tsp Cinnamon Powder; 20g Slivered or Sliced Almonds; 34g Cashews or Pine Nuts; 1L Chicken or Vegetable Stock

10 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h

Ouzi is a classic Middle Eastern seasoned rice dish consisting of meat(chicken lamb beef) , peas, and carrots topped with crunchy nuts. There are different variations of Ouzi rice throughout the Middle East, and I am making Jordanian version of Ouzi rice with chicken . This is very simple to make but the flavours are impeccable.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:45:37 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories832.5 kcal (42%)

Total Fat29.1 g (42%)

Carbs99.1 g (38%)

Sugars8.5 g (9%)

Protein41.5 g (83%)

Sodium2652.9 mg (133%)

Fiber5.4 g (19%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

380gBasmati Rice

600gSkinless Chicken Breasts

3 TbspSunflower Oil

1onion

finely chopped

105gPeas

115gCarrots

2 Tbspbutter

1 tsptumeric

2 TbspAll-purpose Seasoning

½ TbspChicken Seasoning

1 tspgarlic powder

1 tspginger powder

1 tspcinnamon powder

20gAlmonds

34gCashews

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a pot, add finely chopped onions, and sauté.

Step 2

Add chicken pieces, All-purpose seasoning, chicken seasoning, turmeric, ginger and garlic powder. Fry for 4-5 minutes until the colour changes.

Step 3

Add carrots and peas. Mix it well and sauté for another 2 minutes.

Step 4

Pour chicken/vegetable stock and bring it to boil.

Step 5

Cover and cook until the chicken is almost tender.

Step 6

Take out the chicken, place it on a baking tray, and broil for 15 minutes at 170 degrees Celsius or until it’s slightly golden brown.

Step 7

Add 1 cup of boiling water if required to the pot (sometimes the water dries up quickly depending on the size of the pot).

Step 8

Add rice, cinnamon powder, salt & pepper. Give it a stir and let it simmer on low to medium heat for about 20 minutes until the rice is cooked through and the water has evaporated. Fluff the rice gently with a fork and place the butter cube on top & let it melt.

Step 9

In a separate pan, roast the almonds and cashews until golden brown.

Step 10

Plate the rice and top it with the cooked chicken. Then, garnish with the toasted almonds & cashews.