Qatari Machboush

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 1 hour

Serves: 18

Description
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Ingredients

 * small green pepper (less green pepper than onions and tomatoes)
 * onions
 * tomatoes
 * dried lemon - know as lemon aswad (black lemon, available in the souq)
 * cloves (not more than three pieces)
 * 2 cinnamon sticks
 * tbsp ebzar - or use ready made mix which includes cumin and pepper
 * salt
 * pepper
 * rice - soaked for at least 30 minutes
 * fish, chicken, or meat

Directions

 * 1) Fry the onions and tomatoes (or use tomato sauce); sauté both in spices, cloves, cinnamon, ebzar/mix, salt and pepper, and black lemon.
 * 2) The black lemon is the key ingredient which makes this dish different from briyani.
 * 3) Add meat and brown - cook halfway add water and rice (enough water to cook the amount of rice) cook together until rice and meat are done and all water is absorbed.