UAE Chicken Machboos Recipe | Emirati Chicken and Rice | Curious Kitchen

Welcome to Curious Kitchen. Today, Curious Kitchen travels to the United Arab Emirates to make a fragrant and comforting classic: Chicken Machboos. This flavorful rice dish combines tender chicken, fragrant basmati rice, tomatoes, onions, dried black lime and warm spices to create a delicious taste inspired by Emirati cuisine. In this episode, you'll see the complete journey from preparing the chicken and rice to building the aromatic broth, cooking the rice and finishing the dish with fresh herbs and golden onions. INGREDIENTS: For the chicken and rice: 1 kg chicken pieces 2 cups basmati rice 2 medium onions 2 medium tomatoes 4 garlic cloves 1 inch ginger 2 green chilies 2 dried black limes 1 cinnamon stick 4 cardamom pods 4 cloves 2 bay leaves 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Salt to taste 3 tablespoons cooking oil About 4 cups water or chicken stock Fresh coriander for garnish Optional: Fried onions Raisins Toasted almonds The complete cooking method is available in the first pinned comment. If you enjoyed this journey through Emirati cuisine, please LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE to Curious Kitchen. Which famous dish from another country should Curious Kitchen discover next?