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Chicken Mandi Recipe & Video (Yemeni Smoky Chicken and Rice Dish)

3 ratings

· 3hr 5min · 8 servings

Yemeni Chicken Mandi recipe, a smoky roast chicken and rice dish that is originally from Yemen, but now found all over the Middle East.

Azlin Bloor | Culinary Instructor and Food Writer

Ingredients

Meat

• 1 Chicken (about 1.5-2kg/4lb), large

Produce

• 2 Bay leaves

• 4 Chillies, green

• 1/2 tsp Coriander, ground

• 1/2 Lemon

• 1 Lemon, juice of

• 1 Lemon, zest of

• 1 Onion, large

Canned Goods

• 250 ml Chicken stock

Pasta & Grains

• 400 g Basmati rice

Baking & Spices

• 3 Cardamom pods

• 1 Cinnamon stick, medium

• 4 Cloves

• 1 tbsp Peppercorns, black

• 1 large pinch Saffron

• 1/2 tsp Salt

• 1 Some freshly ground black pepper

• 1/2 tsp Turmeric, ground

Oils & Vinegars

• 3 tbsp Ev olive oil

• 2 tbsp Vegetable oil

Nuts & Seeds

• 1/2 tsp Cumin, ground

Liquids

• 500 ml Water

Other

• 1 small piece Of charcoal

• 1 Very small heatproof bowl/ramekin

• a thin metal trivet for the coal to sit on (optional)

• a pair of heatproof tongs to handle the coal

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