Bokhari Chicken

This dish is a common dish in the Arabian Gulf countries.

Ingredients:

1. Half a chicken
2. Onion sliced thinly
3. 2-3 carrots shredded
4. 2 tomatoes diced
5. 2 cups rice ( soaked for 30 minutes at least)
6. 1/4 cup tomato sauce ( optional)
7. spices ( salt,black pepper,cumin powder,2-3bay leaf,6 cardamom seeds )

# Garnish : fried shredded carrots , sliced almonds (browned), raisins

Method:

1. In a pressure cooker or pot, saute the onions in oil until browned
2. add the chicken and season with the above spices. add more oil if needed.
3. add the tomatoes and tomato sauce and about a cup of water,stir and cover.
4. cook on medium - low heat for 30 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.
5. uncover and add the shredded carrots.cook for few more minutes then take out the chicken and broil until golden brown.
6. add more water to the pot if needed and bring to a boil then add the rice and salt ( remember 1 cup rice = 1 1/4 tea.s salt ). boil for 3 minutes then rinse and cover on low heat for 20 - 30 minutes or until the rice is done.
7. serve the rice and on top of it the chicken + garnish...Enjoooy

Coconut Milk Chicken

Ingredients:

1. Two chicken breasts or half a chicken
2. 1 tea.s salt
3. 1 tea.s cumin,curry powder,garlic powder,ginger powder.
4. 1\2 tea.s chilli powder(optional)
5. 1 table.s sugar and white vinegar
6. 1 cup coconut milk
#sauce: 1cup water (you can add more later depending how thick you want the sauce to be) + 1/2 cup coconut milk+ 2 table.s tomato sauce.

Method:

1. Cut the chicken into cubes and marinate it with the mentioned ingredients. Let it sit in the fridge for an hour at least or over night.

2. Saute the chicken in little oil until it browens on both sides.

3. Add 1 cup of water+2 table.s Tomato sauce and cover.cook on high for few mints then lower the heat to medium low for 15-20 mints.

4. Uncover and add 1/2 cup coconut milk.stir and sprinkle some sugar and adjust the salt of needed.add more water if needed.Simmer on low heat for 10 mints.Serve with rice or bread..Enjoy..