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Food/Recipe
Authentic mandi
Prep20 mins
Cook1 hour
Total1 hour 20 mins
🌍 Middle Eastern🍽️ Main Course👥 4 people
Ingredients
- 🍗 Chicken – 1 whole, cut into pieces
- 🍚 Basmati Rice – 3 cups, soaked
- 🧅 Onion – 1 large, finely chopped
- 🧄 Garlic – 4 cloves, minced
- 🧂 Mandi Spices – 2 tbsp (cumin, coriander, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon)
- 🪵 Charcoal – 1 small piece for smoking
Instructions
- 🥘 Sauté onions and garlic in oil until golden, then add chicken and mandi spices to brown.
- 💧 Add water to the chicken and simmer until tender, then remove chicken and set aside.
- 🍚 Add the soaked rice to the chicken broth and cook until the liquid is absorbed and rice is fluffy.
- 🔥 Place the chicken back on top of the rice and create a small well in the center for a bowl with lit charcoal and oil to infuse a smoky flavor.
- ✨ Cover tightly for 10 minutes to trap the smoke, then remove the charcoal and serve the rice and chicken on a large platter.
