Karimah'S Saudi Stuffed Chicken (Dajaj Mahshy)

• SERVES 4
• Ingredients:
• 1 chicken (3 lbs)
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, dry roasted
• 1/2 lb minced beef
• 3 tablespoons of oil
• 1 onion, grated
• 2 cups cooked white rice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cardamom
• 1 teaspoon saffron
• 1/4 cup raisins
• Flour

1. Cooking Instructions:
2. Thoroughly clean the chicken inside and out.
3. MARINADE
4. salt,
5. ground cardamom,
6. lemon zest,
7. Chinese ginger,
8. ground white pepper,
9. turmeric,
10. cayenne pepper,
11. chili powder,
12. black pepper
13. ground cloves
14. grind, mix and rub over chicken inside and out.
15. STUFFING
16. soak rice
17. fry onions
18. sweet pepper, carrots coriander parsley (add chopped veggies, cut fine in grater processor)
19. salt, black pepper, seven spices, turmeric and saffron
20. add beef cook,
21. Lower the heat Season with salt, black pepper, Drain the water from the rice and add it to the meat. Stir until all components are well mixed.
22. add 1/2 cup of hot water to rice, on the rice and left on low heat for a few minutes while I prepared the pan. This wouldn't cook the rice through and we don't want to do that, we just want to moisten the rice.
23. Add the almonds, raisins to the above and mix well.
24. Stuff the chicken with the mixture and truss. place in roasting tin and cover with foil.
25. Any left over meat rice mix add hot water , to 1 finger tip above level of rice bring to boil and turn down heat and steam for 10 minutes, serve with roasted chicken and salad

ingredients, chicken, almonds, beef, of oil, onion, white rice, salt, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, cardamom, saffron, raisins, flour

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/karimahs-saudi-stuffed-chicken-dajaj-mahshy-50189689 (may not work)