Chicken Mandi (arabic mandi & chicken rice) is the definition of classic Arabic comfort food. These Chicken Mandi recipes are great when you’re in a time crunch. Whether you need to pack a quick lunch or whip up an easy, stress-free dinner, you’ve come to the right place.
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Chicken Mandi (arabic mandi & chicken rice)
Chicken Mandi (arabic mandi & chicken rice) is a traditional dish that originated from Hadhramaut, Yemen, consisting mainly of meat and rice with a special blend of spices, cooked in a pit underground. It is popular and commonly consumed in most areas of the Arabian Peninsula, and even considered a staple dish in many regions.
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Ingredients For Mandi
Chicken 2 piece thighs
Rice 1 cup Basmati
Hot sauce 1 tbsp
Whole Spices powder 1 tsp
Red chili powder 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tbsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Coriander leaves half bunch
Green chili 6
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Tomato 1 medium sized chopped
Cooking oil 1/2 cup
Ginger
Garlic 2 cloves
Onion
How to make Chicken Mandi
Marination
Take a bowl add all the dry ingredients into the bowl.Mandi masala is ready.
- Whole Spices powder 1 tsp
- Cumin powder 1 tsp
- Coriandet powder 1 tbsp
- Red chili powder 1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder 1 tsp
- Salt 1 tsp
Clean the chicken pieces and make gashes on them, rub the mandi masala marinate on it properly. Let this marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes.
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Fry-Chicken
In a pan take oil and fry the marinated chicken pieces for 10-15 minutes on medium to low flame.
Until the chicken is tenders.
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When the chicken is tender take out the chicken into plate and set aside.Now start making Mandi.
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Making Mandi
Take a another cooking pot,heat 2 tbsp of oil,when the oil is hot then add small sized chopped onion,and split green chili and fry a minute.
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In a blender food processor add 1/2 cup of Coriander leaves,6 green chili,2 garlic cloves,1 inch ginger piece,1 medium sized chopped tomato and 1 tsp of lemon juice,Hot sauce 1 tbsp and blend until smooth puree.
Now the puree transfer to the fried onion and fry 1 minutes until the raw smell is gone.
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Soak the rice in 4 cups of water for at least 30 mins before cooking.
Now Add the soaked rice and 4 cups of water and let it come to a rolling boil.And cook until the water has dried and the rice is cooked
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And cook until the water has dried and the rice is cooked.Then add fried chicken and steam for 1 minutes on low flame.
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Serve Hot 🔥.
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Chicken Mandi (Arabic mandi)
Ingredients
- 2 pieces thighs Chicken
- 1 Cup Basmati Rice
- 1 tbsp Hot sauce
- 1 tsp whole spices powder
- 1 tbsp Red chili powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- Coriander leaves half bunch
- 6 Green chili
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 Medium Sized Tomato
- 1/2 Cup Cooking oil
- 1 Small Sized Onion chopped
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 1 inch Ginger 1 piece
- Water as needed
Instructions
Marination
- Take a bowl add all the dry ingredients into the bowl.Mandi masala is ready.
- Clean the chicken pieces and make gashes on them, rub the mandi masala marinate on it properly. Let this marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Fry-Chicken
- In a pan take oil and fry the marinated chicken pieces for 10-15 minutes on medium to low flame.
- Until the chicken is tender.
- When the chicken is tender take out the chicken into plate and set aside.Now start making Mandi.
Making Mandi
- Take a another cooking pot,heat 2 tbsp of oil,when the oil is hot then add small sized chopped onion,and split green chili and fry a minute.
- In a blender food processor add 1/2 cup of Coriander leaves,6 green chili,2 garlic cloves,1 inch ginger piece,1 medium sized chopped tomato and 1 tsp of lemon juice,Hot sauce 1 tbsp and blend until smooth puree.
- Now the puree transfer to the fried onion and fry 1 minutes until the raw smell is gone.
- Now Add the soaked rice and 4 cups of water and let it come to a rolling boil.And cook until the water has dried and the rice is cooked.
- And cook until the water has dried and the rice is cooked.Then add fried chicken and steam for 1 minutes on low flame.
- Serve Hot.
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