How to Make a Traditional Saudi Kabsah

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Cut the onion

   They should be in small pieces.
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   Step 2: the garlic and the tomatoes.

   (The heat should be between med and high) , (The heat should be on med) ,,, Take out some of the water from the cooking pot.
   
   In this stage, you only need one cup of water in the cooking pot. , After 20 minutes, open the lid and make sure that the rice fully absorbed the water and soft. , You can serve it with lemon or lime, dates and salad.
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   Step 3: Put butter in the cooking pot

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   Step 4: add the onion

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   Step 5: the garlic and the green or red chili and then heat it up and stir them till they turn into a golden color.

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   Step 6: Add the tomatoes to the cooking pot and stir them for about 3 minutes.

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   Step 7: add the meat (chicken or lamb or what you prefer) to the pot

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   Step 8: add some water (the water quantity should cover the meat)

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   Step 9: add the spices and salt then cover the pot with its lid

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    Step 10: Once you make sure that the meat has been fully cooked

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    Step 11: take it out of the pot and put aside

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    Step 12: Rinse the rice with a sieve.

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    Step 13: Put the rice in the cooking pot and make sure that the water is a half inch above the rice.

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    Step 14: Take it out and serve if in one big plate (Saudi way) or small individual plates adding the meat on top of the rice.

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