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Homestyle chicken mandi

How to make homestyle chicken mandi | Arabic cuisine

A homestyle chicken mandi recipe that does not require baking or any tradiional method of cooking.
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Course: Brunch, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Arab, Middle eastern
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Basmati rice-2 cups
  • Chicken-500 gm
Mandi Spice Mix
  • Cumin seeds-2 tbsp
  • Cardamom -6
  • Cinnamon sticks-3 pieces
  • Cloves-8
  • Black peppercorns-1 tbsp
  • Bay leaves-3
  • Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp to 1 tsp
Chicken Marinade
  • Lemon juice-2 tbp
  • Mandi spice mix-2 tbsp
  • Salt
  • Olive oil-1 tbsp
  • Oil to cook chicken
Mandi Rice
  • Cinnamon-1" stick
  • Green cardamom-4
  • Cloves-5
  • Bay leaves-4
  • Onion-1
  • Dry lemon-1(big)
  • Big green chilli (non spicy)-1 to 2 or capsicum-1/2
  • Mandi spice mix-3 1/2 tbsp
  • Water-3 cups
  • Oil
  • Salt as required

Method
 

Mandi spice mix
  1. Dry roast the cumin and coriander seeds one by one.
  2. Keep aside until they cool down.
  3. Add the ingredients required for spice mix in a blender.
  4. Add the roasted cumin and coriander and grind into a smooth powder.
  5. Add turmeric powder and mix well.
  6. Keep aside until it is required.
Chicken Marination & Preparation
  1. Add lemon juice in a bowl.
  2. Add salt.
  3. Add olive oil
  4. Add the spice mix.
  5. Add the cleaned and pat dried chicken in a bowl. Mix well until everything blends together.
  6. Spread the masala to cover all the sides and parts of the chicken.
  7. Keep aside the chicken for 15 minutes.
  8. Add the marinated chicken in a pan/kadai.
  9. Add the required water that is needed to cook the rice.
  10. Cook the chicken until it is soft.
  11. Transfer the cooked chicken and keep aside the stock to cook the rice.
  12. Add oil in a tava/ kadai.
  13. Add the cooked chicken and fry until the sides turn into golden colour.
Mandi Rice
  1. Add oil in a pan.
  2. Add bay leaves.
  3. Add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves one by one and fry.
  4. Add the onion and fry.
  5. Add the washed rice and fry for a few minutes. The frying will result in fluffy rice.
  6. Add the chilli and fry.
  7. Now add the chicken stock.
  8. Mix well and add water if required.
  9. Add salt.
  10. Add the dry lemon.
  11. Mix well and cook covered.
  12. Place the fried chicken on top of the cooked mandi rice.
  13. Sprinkle the fried onion on top of the mandi and serve.