Machboos

Method

1. 1 Soak the rice for 1 hour, then drain it completely.
2. 2 Sauté the chopped chicken pieces with butter, turmeric, cinnamon, and baharan cheese for 10 minutes until the skin is slightly browned.
3. 3 Add tomatoes, a lemon wedge, and 600 ml of water, then cook for 30 minutes, and remove the chicken.
4. 4 Cook the rice in chicken broth for 15 minutes, then arrange the chicken on top and cover for 12 minutes.
5. 5 Sprinkle with fried shallots and cilantro; Bahraini machboos has more fried shallots than the Kuwaiti version and does not include raisins.

With an appliance

• Pressure cooker 50 min

  Replace step 3: cook the chicken in a pressure cooker for 12 minutes at high pressure with 450 ml of water, then quickly release the pressure and cook the rice with the lid open.