Tbit - Iraqi Slow Cooked Chicken and Rice
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Recipe type: Entree, Main
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Serves: 2-4
 
Iraqi style dish. Chicken with rice and the goodness of spices! Just perfectly comforting and yummy.
Ingredients
  • 500gr Chicken Thighs/ Drumsticks washed and dried
  • ½ Onion – Chopped
  • ½ Tomato – Chopped
  • 1 Garlic Clove – Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • ¾ Cup White Rice (I used Jasmine)
  • 1½ Cup Hot Boiling Water
  • 1 tsp Tomato Paste
  • Handful of Raisins
  • ⅛ tsp Ground Clove
  • ¼ tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • ¼ – ½ tsp Salt
  • Black Pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 210F/ 100C
  2. In a cast iron/ cast aluminum (oven safe) pot, preheat the oil over medium-high heat and add the chopped onion. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until translucent.
  3. Add in the chopped tomato and garlic and stir for another minute.
  4. Add the chicken and let cook while stirring and turning occasionally until chicken is cooked on all sides. Cook and stir for about 5-7 minutes.
  5. Add in the rice, water, spices, tomato paste and raisins and mix together. Let cook and boil for about 7-10 minutes and remove from heat.
  6. Place in the preheated oven and let cook overnight (8-10 hours)
Recipe by Maya`s Kitchen at https://www.mayaskitchen.info/2013/04/11/tbit-iraqi-slow-cooked-chicken-and-rice/