Mandi (Slow-Cooked Spiced Rice and Meat) - Middle Eastern Recipe

Mandi (Slow-Cooked Spiced Rice and Meat)

🌍 Middle Eastern, Yemen Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken or 1kg lamb
• 400g basmati rice
• 1 onion
• 2 tsp hawayij (or mix: cumin, cilantro, cardamom, turmeric, black pepper)
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 3 dried limes
• saffron
• ghee
• raisins
• almonds

Method

1. Rubbing — Rub meat with spices. Slow roast or smoke in tandoor (or oven at 150°C (300°F)) 2–3 hours.
2. Cooking — Cook rice in meat cooking liquid with saffron and dried limes.
3. Serving — Serve rice topped with meat, garnished raisins and toasted almonds.

Tags: chicken or 1kg lamb, basmati rice, onion, hawayij, cinnamon · Source: Brittani's Almanac