Chicken Madghoot
A spiced chicken and rice dish known as Madghoot.
A spiced chicken and rice dish called madghoot.
Like a seasoned chicken rice one-pot meal.
This is typically a one-pot style dish, so the chicken and rice are cooked together with spices.
Ingredients
- 2 kg chicken
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon seven-spice blend
- 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
- 5 green cardamom pods
- whole peppercorns
- cinnamon stick
- bay leaves
- 3 cups long-grain rice
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons animal butter
- 1 tablespoon tomato molasses
- 2 dried limes (loomi)
- 1/2 cup tahini
- medium onion, chopped
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 2 hot green peppers
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- substitute for butter ghee
- 4 1/2 cups water
- a pinch salt
- approximately just under 2 kg chicken, cut into thighs and drumsticks
Instructions
- In the pot, brown the chicken pieces in the animal butter or ghee until colored on both sides, then set aside.
- In the same pot, sauté the chopped onion with the ginger and garlic until softened.
- In the same pot, add the spices: cumin, ginger, curry powder, and seven-spice blend, along with the cardamom, whole peppercorns, cinnamon stick, and bay leaves. Then add the chopped tomatoes and tomato molasses or tomato paste, and add the dried limes (loomi).
- In the same pot, add the tahini and stir it together with the ingredients.
- In a separate pot or bowl, bring the rice water to a boil, using 4 1/2 cups as stated by the chef.
- In the same pot, add the browned chicken, then add the soaked rice, washed well.
- In a pressure cooker, pressure-cook the dish for 9 minutes as stated by the chef, then release the pressure and serve hot.