Mandi Chicken

Mandi is a traditional dish from Yemen of meat, rice & spices.It is also eaten in some gulf Nations. It is now very popular in others areas of Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Levant & Turkey.

Mandi is usually made from rice, meat (Lamb or Chicken ) & some spices. The way to cook this dished normally they will cook outside of the house, make a hole and put charcoal, put the pot on that and cover it.

I learned this Mandi Chicken dish from the youtube “Saudi Food Eman” (https://youtu.be/yWUrQrCrSLg)

Even we don’t have the underground oven; we also can cook the Mandi at home .

The way she teach is so clear and nice. 

The Ingredient has to prepare:

1 kg Chicken

1 tsp Colored Zahfaran

1 tsp turmeric powder

2 tbsp salt

1 tsp Saudi spices

1 tsp salt

2 cup basmati rice

1 tbsp olive oil

2 pcs cinnamon sticks

5 pcs cardamom pods

6 pcs cloves

4 pcs chopped onion 

½ cup raisins roasted

½ cup pine nuts roasted

½ cup shredded almonds

Chopped coriander

Barbeque Charcoal

Instruction :

- Mix spices 1 tsp zahfaran, turmenric, salt, and Saudi spices together and rub with on the chicken on 

  both sides with gloves

- On medium high heat add 5 tbsp oil and 4 chopped onions in a pan, and cook till golden brown.

- Add golden onions in a metal pot, 2 cinnamon sticks, 5 pcs cardamom pods, 6 pcs cloves, 1½ tbsp salt, 

  ½ cup yellow raisins, 3 cups washed & drained basmati rice, and warm water.

- Stick your finger in the pot to make sure the water covers your index finger and mix it well. 

- Add metal rack on top of the rice, and add the chicken.

- Let it cook on preheated oven at 185 degrees Celsius for 1 hour to 1 hour & 20 min.

- Remove from the oven, add the chicken inside the rice pot.
- Make a small plate/bowl from the aluminum foil, add it inside the pot, add little oil in the foil, and add the 

  hot charcoal in the foil.

- Cover it quickly, and add clothe on top to seal the smoke for 10 to 15 minutes.

- Remove the charcoal, and serve rice and chicken.
- Sprinkle with roasted pine nuts, shredded almonds, and chopped coriander.

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