Qatar · National plate
Chicken machboos
مجبوس دجاج
- 75 min
- 6 servings
- Medium
- Qatar
Friday rice. Loomi sour, bizar warm, one platter. This is the Qatari house pot — chicken, basmati, and the sauce you do not skip.
Traditional Qatari recipe · Doha, Qatar
Ingredients
Method
- 1Rub the chicken with bizar, garlic, and salt. Rest 30 minutes.
- 2Brown the onions in ghee. When the spice smells, add the chicken.
- 3Add loomi and water. Simmer 40 minutes, lid on.
- 4Lift the chicken. Cook the rice in the same stock until the water is gone.
- 5Set the chicken on the rice. Steam 10 minutes off the heat.
- 6Serve with fried onion and a bowl of daqoos.
About this Qatari dish
What is Chicken machboos?
Friday rice. Loomi sour, bizar warm, one platter. This is the Qatari house pot — chicken, basmati, and the sauce you do not skip. It is a traditional Qatari main course. Homes in Doha also call it مجبوس دجاج.
Is Chicken machboos from Qatar?
Yes. Chicken machboos is a Qatari / Khaleeji dish. This recipe follows the home style cooked in Doha, Qatar.
How long does Chicken machboos take?
About 75 minutes for 6 servings. Difficulty: medium.
