ARABIC KABSA

Ingredients
Rice 750 g
Dried lemon 1
Salt 2 tsp
Black pepper ½ tsp
Green cardamom grinded ½ tsp
Chicken 1 kg with skin
Green chilies 8
Tomatoes 2
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Turmeric ¼ tsp
Crushed red pepper 1 tsp
Onion 1 ½ cup chopped
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Ghee ¼ cup
Bay leaf 2
Black pepper 12
Cloves 10
Cinnamon 4 sticks
Method
Heat ghee in a pan add whole spices with chopped onion fry until soft add chicken with skin fry till light golden add chopped tomatoes seeds removed fry, add green chilies, dried lemon all the above seasonings, 8 cups water, cover and cook for at least 40 minutes, remove chicken add 1 tbsp salt to the leftover stock add green cardamom powder with soaked rice, cover and cook till water dries, leave it on dum, grill the chicken in oven for 15 minutes till crisp and golden on 200 degrees add lemon juice, remove rice in a platter, serve chicken over rice, serve with sauce.
Ingredients for sauce (dakous):
Oil ¼ cup
Garlic paste 1 tsp
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Water ½ cup
Green cardamom ½ tsp
Salt ¾ tsp
Curry powder ½ tsp heaped
Dried lemon 1
Method
Heat oil add garlic paste, stir for 1 minute add tomato paste with half cup water, cook for 10 minutes add seasonings, dry lemon, cook till thick, serve with kabsa