7 emirati machboos fogga Recipes

water, chicken bouillon cubes or 5 tsp chicken stock powder, olive oil, bone-in chicken pieces, skin removed (if it is the breast pieces, cut those in half since they are very large), whole dried limes (loomi), saffron, onion, chopped, tomato, chopped, garlic clove, minced, ground cinnamon, ground turmeric, ground cumin, curry powder, cayenne pepper (optional) or 1/2 tsp chili powder (optional), salt, basmati rice, rinsed and drained

white basmati rice, saffron, chicken stock , with a little water added if need be (please use emirati style yellow to be authentic it includes turmeric to make the rice yellow), oil , to grease pan

half a bone in chicken , jointed in two (breast & wing, and thigh & leg), bahrat mixed spice (baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix, i do not suggest using allspice as a substitute as it will be rather bland), sea salt, chicken stock (i use my own homemade), chopped canned tomato, garlic cloves, minced, whole dried lime (periced a few times with a skewer. called loomi & noomi basra, please do not omit this!), cinnamon stick, light olive oil, curry leaves, butter , devided, dark raisins, whole cardamom pods, bruised, white basmati rice, onions, sliced, paper towels, cut in 2, lime, cut (for serving), plain yogurt (for serving)

baby chickens (approx 600 g each), turmeric powder, dried black lemon , poked (loomi aswad, dried black lime), cardamom pods, partially opened, black pepper , balls, whole cinnamon bark, salt, onions, peeled and halved, carrots, cut in chunks (optional), celery, stalks (optional), water

leg of lamb or 1 k lamb, whole cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, onion, cut in quarters, whole dried black lime (loomi, pierced a couple times with a skewer), sea salt, ground cardamom, oil, basmati rice, saffron threads soaked in 1/4 cup warm water, sultana , soaked in water, pine nuts, onion, chopped, ground cumin & 1 tsp ground cardamom (i omit these two 1 tsp add 3/4 tsp baharat aka middle east mixed spices - the real mix), dried lime powder (loomi), sea salt , to taste, oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped fine, white vinegar, tomato sauce (like hunts or a good can plumb tomatoes pureed), tomato paste, stock (reserved from cooking the lamb), sea salt, fresh lemon, halved for serving