Maqlooba recipe by Rafeeah Laher

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, disjointed and washed
• 2 tablespoons plain yoghurt
• ½ teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1 teaspoon dhana jeeru (cumin)
• ¼ teaspoon arad (Turmeric)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
• Pinch of Elachi (cardomom) powder
• ½ tablespoon red masala & ½ tablespoon green masala
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 tablespoons ghee (Clarified butter)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon whole jeeru (cumin)
• 3 black peppercorns & cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 cups basmati rice, par boiled in salted water
• 3 medium potatoes, cubed & fried
• 1 brinjal, cubed & fried (sprinkle salt before frying to draw out bitterness)
• ½ cauliflower, broken into florets & fried
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon origanum
• ½ teaspoon arad (Turmeric)
• ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder