DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Machboos
Also known as: مكبوس
Kimberly Killebrew presents this chicken machboos as a Bahraini rice-and-meat classic.
About Machboos
Kimberly Killebrew presents this chicken machboos as a Bahraini rice-and-meat classic. Her version includes an in-page baharat mixture, with ghee, fresh Roma tomatoes and jalapeño selected from the offered choices.
Dried Persian limes, rose water and the spice mixture give the dish its fragrant character. Ginger, garlic, cilantro and parsley accompany the chicken and rice, while the prepared chicken broth’s full recipe remains unspecified.
The finished chicken can sit on top of the rice or remain mixed through it. Green salad and cucumber yogurt raita accompany the supplied serving presentation, with their separate full preparations unresolved.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Machboos
Kimberly Killebrew’s Bahraini chicken machboos.
- OnionsAromatic
- GheeCooking medium
- TurmericSeasoning
- OilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Chicken thighs, legs and breastsProtein
- Jalapeño pepperSeasoning
- Fresh gingerAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Roma tomatoesBase
- Dried Persian limesSeasoning
- Green cardamom podsSeasoning
- Ground clovesSeasoning
- Cinnamon sticksSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Chicken brothLiquid
- Basmati riceBase
- Fresh cilantroAromatic
- Fresh parsleyAromatic
- Culinary rose waterFinish
- Black peppercornsSeasoning
- Cumin seedsSeasoning
- Coriander seedsSeasoning
- Whole clovesSeasoning
- Cardamom seedsSeasoning
- PaprikaSeasoning
- Ground nutmegSeasoning
- WaterCooking medium
- Green saladAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
- Cucumber yogurt raitaAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ghee: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual ghee option selected over unsalted butter; Milk positive.
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Generic oil botanical species unknown.
- Chicken thighs, legs and breasts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader chicken candidate for actual supplied combination.
- Jalapeño pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual offered example selected.
- Fresh ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Roma tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader plumtomato candidate for actual fresh Roma option, canned not selected.
- Dried Persian limes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green cardamom pods: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader cardamom candidate for actual green pods.
- Ground cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader clove candidate, actual ground form.
- Cinnamon sticks: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main dish and actual inpage baharat stick allocations consolidated.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Chicken broth: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full prepared broth formula unprovided.
- Basmati rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh cilantro: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Culinary rose water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black peppercorns: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual homemade baharat.
- Cumin seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual homemade baharat.
- Coriander seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual homemade baharat.
- Whole cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual homemade baharat, distinct from ground dish seasoning.
- Cardamom seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual homemade baharat, distinct from whole green pods.
- Paprika: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual homemade baharat.
- Ground nutmeg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual homemade baharat.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit rice soaking44.
- Green salad: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual named serving120; greens and complete dressing/preparation unknown.
- Cucumber yogurt raita: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual serving120 yogurt/linkedcucumber example; compound full formula unresolved, dairy Milk positive.
Origins & food traditions
Bahrain association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Bahrain
- QatarCatalogue link pending review
- United Arab EmiratesCatalogue link pending review
- BahrainCatalogue link pending review
- KuwaitCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Bahraini
- Bahraini CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Qatari cuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Emirati CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Kuwaiti CuisineCatalogue link pending review