Dajaj Fe Ga3ateh Chicken At The Bottom Bahrain Recipes

KUWAITI CURRIED CHICKEN (QUWARMAH ALA DAJAJ)

Steps:

• Rinse and wipe chicken pieces dry and sprinkle with salt.
• Combine baharat and turmeric and rub half onto chicken pieces. Leave for 15 minutes.
• Heat olive oil and brown chicken pieces on each side. Remove to plate.
• Add onion and fry gently until transparent.
• Add garlic, ginger, remaining spice mixture, and cinnamon bark to the onion and fry for 5 minutes stirring often.
• Add tomato sauce, water, salt to taste, and loomi pierced twice with a skewer or loomi powder. Bring to a high simmer.
• Add chicken pieces and okra if using, reduce heat to low and simmer very gently for 1 1/2 hours until chicken is tender and sauce is thick.
• Serve hot with Recipe #79179 or other basmati rice dish and salad.
• Enjoy!

RECIPE: THE NATIONAL DISH OF BAHRAIN - MACHBOOS

Steps:

• Grind the garlic cloves, ginger, green chili, mint leaves and half of the coriander leaves. Soak saffron in rose water. Soak the rice.
• Slice and then fry the onions lightly brown. Add the ground ingredients and fry well.
• Chop the tomatoes and the chili pepper and then add them followed by tomato paste and the green cardamoms, cinnamon, crushed dried lemons, black pepper, chili powder, Bharat powder, turmeric powder and crushed bay leaves. Fry the spices and add the chicken pieces. Add salt and enough water to cover the chicken.
• When the chicken is done (slightly soft), add the rice in and slowly stir adding the remaining coriander leaves and enough water to cook the rice. Be very careful when adding water because if you add too much the rice will be very soft. Add the saffron soaked in rose water, slowly stirring.
• Cover tightly and keep covered while cooking on low heat for 25-30 minutes.
• Start frying the carrot. Blanch the almonds and then add them to the frying pan together with the raisins
• Before serving stir the rice using a fork to separate the rice grains. The chicken should be intact. Garnish the dish with fried nuts, raisins and carrots.