Chicken Majboos (Qatari Machboos) | Baladna

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (cut into 4–6 pieces)
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 2–3 tbsp tomato paste
• 2–3 tbsp oil or ghee
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4–5 cardamom pods
• 4–5 cloves
• 1 dried black lime (loomi), pierced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 small piece of ginger, grated
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1–2 tsp Baharat (Arabic 7-spice / Majboos spice)
• Salt to taste
• 1 cube chicken stock (optional)
• 4–5 cups hot water
• Saffron (optional, soaked in 2 tbsp warm Baladna Fresh Milk for color & aroma)
• Salt as needed
• Fried onions
• Toasted nuts (almonds or cashews)
• Raisins
• Chopped coriander