Saudi Mandi
Saudi Mandi

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, saudi mandi. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mandi is considered the main dish served during special events, such as Eid, weddings, and feasts in Yemen and southern Saudi Arabia. The word "mandi" comes from the Arabic word "nada", meaning "dew", and reflects the moist 'dewy' texture of the meat. Dry wood (traditionally, Samer or Gadha) is placed in the. Saudi Mandi If you visit to Saudi Arabia, for Haji or Umrah don't forget to try the traditional Kabsa, the main meal in the country.

Saudi Mandi is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Saudi Mandi is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have saudi mandi using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Saudi Mandi:
  1. Take 3 large whole chickens (1300g) chopped in half
  2. Make ready Spice blend of salt, black pepper
  3. Make ready Tumeric and ground coriander
  4. Take 1 g saffron
  5. Prepare 100 ml warm water
  6. Get 1100 g basmati sella rice only rinsed not soaked
  7. Prepare 2 L reduced salt chicken stock (cold)
  8. Get Whole spices wrapped in cheese cloth
  9. Get Black pepper, coriander seeds
  10. Take Cinnamon sticks, star anise, cardamom
  11. Take Cloves, dried lemon
  12. Make ready to taste Salt
  13. Prepare 1 piece charcoal for smoking fragrance

Like so many foods of the region, Chicken Mandi is now to be found all over the Middle East, and is just one of many similar rice and meat recipes in the region. You have Maqluba, Chicken Kabsa, Mansaf, just to name a few. Mandi rice with chicken is a very famous Arabic recipe. It is eaten eagerly in many Arab countries including UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Lebanon.

Steps to make Saudi Mandi:
  1. You need a heavy 7 qt pot, heavy duty foil and oven set to 200 C
  2. In a small bowl, soak the saffron in the warm water and allow it to cool
  3. Mix the spice blend with saffron then lather the chicken with it, inside and out. Allow the chicken to marinade 30 min outside or for up to 24 hr in the fridge
  4. In the pot, add the washed rice, stock, the whole spice pouch and salt
  5. Cover by a double sheet of foil while making sure the foil is concaved downward. Cut slits in the foil enough without comprising its integrity
  6. Lay the half chickens skin side up on top the foil then cover the whole thing tightly with 3 to 4 layers of foil. No room for steam to leak
  7. Bake in the oven for 90 min. Start the charcoal in the last 10 min
  8. Remove from the oven and uncover the foil. Put it back in the turned off oven.
  9. Shape a small piece of foil to hold the charcoal. Set it in the oven. Add some oil then quickly add the hot charcoal and close the oven door for 5 min
  10. You can serve it right away or chuck the chicken under a broiler for some color
  11. Serve in a big round plate and enjoy

Mandi rice with chicken is a very famous Arabic recipe. It is eaten eagerly in many Arab countries including UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Lebanon. It is made all across the Middle East. The combination of soft and tender meat with aromatic rice along with the Arabic style Tomato Chutney will make you fall in love with it. Mandi / مندي - the tastiest Saudi Arabian food Mandi is the most famous Saudi Arabian food dish that is too tasty to be missed.

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