Shrimp Kabsa – Arabian Fragrant Rice

Aaah…. Kabsa or ‘Kabsah’ is an Arabian Dish that many are absolutely passionate about. The Saudi Arabian delicious and comforting rice dish is a common part of a weekly menu.

It can be made in several ways. From extremely simple to a little more complicated. Every home has its favorite method of preparing it.

I love Saudi Food. It’s the closest to my heart. I have a  Chicken Kabsa recipe, which is lip-smacking, albeit there are more steps involved than this mouth-watering, fantastic Shrimp Kabsa! The special method of preparing the shrimp for this rice makes it exceptionally delicious. I often make extra shrimp to have the next day, cause my family loves them so much. Here is how we make this Shrimp or Prawn Kabsa in Jeddah! Scroll down for video.

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Shrimp Kabsa – Arabian Fragrant Rice

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Ingredients:

• 700 gms medium to large sized shrimp. I used tiger prawns.
• 3 cups basmati rice
• 2 tomatoes, to be boiled
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 Tbsp tomato paste (concentrate)
• 2 large red onions, chopped finely
• 3 generous tsp ginger, chopped finely
• 3 generous tsp garlic, chopped finely
• 1 small bunch of fresh coriander, chopped
• 3 generous Tbsp fresh mint leaves, chopped
• 1 dried / black lime (LUMI)
• 1 chicken bouillon cube (knorr)
• ¼ cup  plus 2 Tbsp oil (sunflower, corn oil, rice bran etc..)
• 1-2 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 5 ¼ cups hot boiled water
• 2 tsp salt or to taste
• optional: toasted pine nuts for garnish

For cooking the shrimp:

• 1 Tbsp onion, chopped
• 3 large cloves garlic
• same amount ginger as garlic
• 1 long mild green chilli
• ½ tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp dried/ black lime powder (preferred – but if unavailable, use ½ tsp lime juice)
• ½ red chilli powder (Kashmiri)

For the Kabsa Spice Powder:

• 2 small sticks of cinnamon
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• ¾ tsp chilli flakes
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp fennel seeds
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 8 cloves
• 8 cardamom pods
• Recipe below
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