AROZ SAUDI (SAUDI FRIED RICE)

Ingredients:

500 gm Beef or Mutton (cubed)
500 gm basmati rice – washed, and soak for ½ hour
4 tablespoon ghee or clarified butter
1 large Spanish onion - chopped
2 cloves garlic - crushed
2 tablespoon tomato paste
40 gm sultanas
½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
½ teaspoon cloves – grinded
1 tablespoon cardamom - grinded
40 gm roasted almonds
30 gm roasted pine nuts
1½ cup of water
Salt & black pepper to taste

Preparation:

1. In a pot, browned the meat with 2 tablespoon of ghee over high heat.
2. Add water, salt & pepper when meat is browned & turn heat down to medium.
3. Cook till meat is tender. Ensure that the meat is fully covered with water all times. Add more water if required
4. When meat is tender remove from pot and reserved the stock. The reserved stock should be 900 ml, add more water if the stock is not 900 ml.
5. Heat up the remaining ghee in rice cooker and fry the onion & garlic
6. When the onion & garlic are slightly brown, add the remaining stock & tomato paste and bring it to a boil.
7. Add in the basmati rice, sultanas, clove, cinnamon, cardamom powder, salt & pepper.
8. Add the meat, pine nut & almond when the liquid is absorbed into the rice.
9. Stir the rice from time to time. This will ensure that the rice is fluffy when serving.