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When we talk about the Arabian cuisine then we sure must mention Kabsa.

The Kabsa dish is the most famous Arabian or to be more accurate the most famous Saudi meal of all times. On the other hand, a lot of women fear cooking Kabsa at home and prefer getting it ready from restaurants thinking that it is a difficult recipe and may turn into a kitchen mess.

Here I would stop to tell you that Kabsa is one of the easiest dishes that you can ever serve. It's easy, quick and all its ingredients are there in your kitchen.

Of course there are various ways of doing it. I'm going to present you the easiest one or as I like to call it Mama's Kabsa.

Ingredients: (serves 4 persons)

• 1 Kg veal or lamb meat (large cubes)
• 3 cups basmati Rice.
• 2 medium onions sliced.
• 1 green pepper sliced cubes.
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• Tea spoon Dried clove
• 4-6 Cinnamon sticks
• 2 teaspoon Kabsa spices
• 2 or 3 Dried black lemons
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon Cumin
• 2 tablespoon oil and 1 teaspoon butter

Cookware

• Non stick medium pot
• Wooden spoon

Steps:

1- Fry the sliced onions until they turn golden then add the garlic and green pepper. Fry for about 30 seconds.

2- Add the cubes of meat and fry until they turn brown on all sides.

3- Add all the spices mentioned and continue stirring them until they all mix together.

4- Add enough water in the pot so that the meat is completely covered. Bring it to boil then cook on medium heat for about an hour or until it becomes tender.

5- Wash the rice very well but don't soak it in water.

6- Add the rice to the meat and continue cooking on low heat for about 20 minutes. Add more water (boiled) if rice seems to become dry.

7- When serving, sprinkle some fried almonds and raisins for decoration.

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Dakkos:

It is the traditional dipping that always accompanies Kabsa.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoon vinegar
• 3 tomatoes peeled and sliced
• 2 cloves of garlic crushed
• Salt and cumin
• 1 hot chili pepper and 1 green pepper finely sliced
• I tablespoon olive oil

In a sauce plate, add all the previous ingredients and stir them together. Always serve cold along with Kabsa.

Kitchen Notes:

-  Concerning the spices they are all up to your taste. You can increase or decrease the amount as you like.

-  You can substitute the meat with chicken in this recipe.

-  If you have leftovers that you will not eat in any other time, don't throw it away. Remember that there is someone who might be desperate for what you think of as extra leftovers.