07/03/2014
Home Made Mandi:::
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One of the famous Yamani dishes in the gulf is Mandi chicken. The Yamani Mandi restaurants are spread everywhere, and they even have home deliveries. When I used to visit my brother in Riyadh, we used to order Mandi. It is very delicious, even my nieces love it. This is how we do it at home
ingredients
1 chicken without skin, chopped
2 cups rice
2 onions, sliced
1 tablespoon ghee
2 tablespoons garlic, minced
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon chili peppers
5 cardamom pods
5 cloves
3 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon saffron
salt
cooking method
1. After washing the chicken, put in a bowl and marinate it with minced garlic, lemon juice, black pepper, chili pepper and salt. Marinate for 30 minutes.
2. Wash the rice, and soak in water for 10 minutes. Then drain and put in a saucepan.
3. Fry the onion slices in ghee until golden in color. Add to it the drained rice, and mix for about 5 minutes on medium heat.
4. Place the rice and onion mixture in an oven tray. Add 2 cups of water, salt, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, and saffron.
5. Cover the tray with aluminum foil, and pierce the foil in several places with a knife. Place the chicken pieces on top of the pierced places of the foil. Cover the chicken and the tray with another layer of aluminum foil, and seal it tightly on all sides.
6. Place the tray in the oven, preheated at 150 degrees Celsius, for 1 ½ hours until the chicken and rice are done.
7. Arrange the rice in a serving dish with the chicken pieces on top of it.
8. Serve hot.
Ref :/shahiya.com