Best Machbous Spiced Lamb With Rice Recipes

MACHBOUS - SPICED LAMB WITH RICE

Steps:

• Saute lamb and onions in oil.
• add spices and rest except for rice.
• simmer covered 30 mins.
• add rice and cover simmer 20 mins.
• serve salad, bread, pickles.

TRADITIONAL BAHRAINI CHICKEN MACHBOOS / MACHBOUS

Steps:

• Cut the chicken in half. Heat the water and leave aside. In a small bowl, mix the buharat, turmeric, cumin, and cardamom together and add to the mixture one teaspoon of salt. Sprinkle half of the spice mixture on the chicken halves.
• Heat oil in a large cooking pan, fry the onions until golden brown, then add to the pepper and the black limes - you MUST make a hole in each limes.
• Add the chicken to the onion mixture and turn it over a few times in the pan. Sprinkle on the chicken a teaspoon of cinnamon and the rest of the mixed spices. Turn the contents all together so the chicken is coated with the spices, cover the pan and let it cook on medium heat for 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic, chopped ginger, and tomato cubes to the pan and turn the ingredients in the pan a few times. Cover again for 3 minutes on medium heat. Sprinkle with the rest of the salt and pour on it water while its still hot.
• Cover the pan and let it cook for about 1 hour, or until the chicken is cooked. Add the copped coriander 5 minutes before you remove the chicken from the stock in the pan. While the chicken is cooking, wash the rice well and soak for 10 minutes in cold water, then drain.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and put on an oven tray, brush with some oil and sprinkle with the rest of the cinnamon powder and grill in the oven until the chicken is golden brown.
• Add the rice to the chicken stock, stir, then let it cook on low heat until the rice absorbs the stock and is almost done.
• Sprinkle rose water and lemon juice over the rice and place the butter pieces on the top. Cover the pan and cook on low heat for 30 minutes.
• Serve the rice on a large serving plate and place the grilled chicken halves on the top.

KUWAITI MACHBOOS LAHEM MA'A DAKKOUS (LAMB AND RICE W/ TOMATO SAU

Steps:

• Wash a leg of lamb or large lamb pieces thoroughly and place in a pot. Cover with water and add cinnamon stick, cloves, bruised cardamom pods, and onion & peirced loomi. Simmer 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is tender, skimming as necessary. When meat is tender, remove the meat, and strain and reserve the stock.
• Rinse the rice, leave to soak in cold water for 15 minutes, then drain well.
• In a separate pan, heat 1/4 cup oil. Sprinkle meat with a teaspoon of ground cardamom or baharat, brown it in the oil and remove. To the remaining oil add the drained rice and stock amount required to cook rice & salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer till all the liquid is absorbed. Pour saffron water over rice and top with meat. Cover well and warm on lowest heat for 15 minutes. (I do this in the oven covered at 250F (warm) until we are ready to eat).
• Garnish (Heshew):.
• Brown onions in a non stick pan without oil and afterf a while with a little water as needed, stirring continuously. Add pine nuts and brown, then add drained sultanas and spices/sea salt. Set aside.
• Sauce (Dakkous):.
• Fry onions and garlic till golden. Add remaining ingredients, stir and simmer 5 minutes.
• Spoon rice onto a shallow dish, top with heshew and meat. Serve with dakkous, lemons and a fresh salad.