Chicken Mohallabiyya


Saudi Arabia

TO SERVE 4
1 chicken
12 cups (2,400cc) water
1 1/2 cups rice (do not use Uncle Ben's)
1 teaspoon salt
1 big onion
Dash of pepper to your desire
Dash of cinnamon to your desire

Wash and clean chicken. Put the chicken and the onion in pot. Cover with water and bring to boil. Reduce heat.

Simmer for 2-3 hours until tender. Reserve soup. Remove bones from chicken. Cut into pieces and sprinkle with salt.

Wash rice. Add 10 cups of soup from above. Cook over low heat for 1 hour, or until tender. Add chicken meat to pot. Then add salt, pepper and cinnamon as desired.

From "Arab World Cook Book" by Nahda Salah
available through International Promoters of Art Inc.



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