Machboos (Chicken, Lamb, or Seafood)
Designed for professional chefs, check out this Machboos (Chicken, Lamb, or Seafood) recipe: cooking instructions broken into components, full list of professional ingredients, chefs’ preparation secrets. Master this recipe with products like: Knorr Chicken Stock Powder, Knorr Tomato Pronto, and Knorr Professional Chicken Stock Cubes.
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Ingredients
Machboos (Chicken, Lamb, or Seafood)
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Chicken:
Chicken, whole, cut into quarters
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5.0 kg
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Knorr Professional Chicken Stock Powder (6x1kg)
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10.0 g
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Bezar spice
/g
30.0 g
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Ghee
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100.0 g
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Garlic, minced
/g
30.0 g
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Cardamom whole, bruised
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8.0 pc
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Cinnamon sticks
/pc
2.0 pc
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Coriander leaves, chopped
/g
20.0 g
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Knorr Professional Tomato Pronto (6x2kg)
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500.0 g
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Potato, cubes
/kg
1.0 kg
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Basmati rice
/kg
2.0 kg
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Water
/l
3.0 l
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Knorr Professional Chicken Stock Cubes (6x120x8g)
/pc
4.0 pc
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Onions, chopped
/g
300.0 g
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Raisins
/g
50.0 g
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Lemon, dried, whole
/pc
2.0 pc
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Saffron, soaked in lemon juice
/g
1.0 g
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Cumin powder
/g
2.0 g
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Turmeric powder
/g
2.0 g
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Chicken:
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Chicken, whole, cut into quarters 5.0 kg
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Bezar spice 30.0 g
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Ghee 100.0 g
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Garlic, minced 30.0 g
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Cardamom whole, bruised 8.0 pc
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Cinnamon sticks 2.0 pc
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Coriander leaves, chopped 20.0 g
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Potato, cubes 1.0 kg
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Basmati rice 2.0 kg
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Water 3.0 l
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Onions, chopped 300.0 g
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Raisins 50.0 g
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Lemon, dried, whole 2.0 pc
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Saffron, soaked in lemon juice 1.0 g
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Cumin powder 2.0 g
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Turmeric powder 2.0 g
Preparation
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Chicken:
- Clean chicken pieces and rub with Knorr Chicken Stock Powder and bezar spices, then brown on both sides with some of the ghee.
- Transfer to the pot, add more ghee, fry garlic, cardamom, cinnamon sticks and freshly chopped coriander.
- Pour in Knorr Tomato Pronto and then add the potato, simmer for 15 minutes.
- Remove chicken pieces from the pot.
- Rinse basmati rice until water runs clear, add to the pot and set the chicken pieces on top of the rice.
- Dilute the Knorr Professional Chicken Stock Cubes in the water and pour in the rice pot until it covers the chicken and bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook until rice is cooked, for about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, fry slices of onion in the remaining ghee until browned, remove from heat and mix in the raisins.
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Plating:
- Arrange rice in a platter, top with chicken pieces, and garnish with onion and raisin mixture. Boiled egg can be added as garnish along with fresh herbs.