# Mama's Maqluba (Cauliflower and Chicken)

Recipe · Yalanji Kitchen · https://yalanjikitchen.com/r/211?l=en
Categories: Chicken, Main Dishes

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## Ingredients

- 3 cups Egyptian rice, soaked in warm water
- 1 1/2 chickens, cut up, cleaned and soaked in vinegar, oil, lemon and salt
- 3 large potatoes, sliced into rounds and fried
- 2 medium cauliflowers, cut and fried
- 1 1/2 tbsp salt
- 2 tbsp turmeric
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Spices for the stock (1 onion, 2 garlic cloves, 2 bay leaves, 1 cinnamon stick, a pinch of cloves, a pinch of nutmeg, 2 cardamom pods)
- 3 liters cold water

## Method

1. Boil the chicken, skim the foam, add the stock spices and simmer for 45 minutes until cooked.
2. Oil a large pot and arrange the chicken evenly, then the potatoes, then the cauliflower, then the rice with the salt, black pepper, a pinch of cinnamon and the turmeric. Add the strained stock so it is 2 cm above the rice. Bring to a boil; once the water is absorbed, leave on very low heat for about 20 minutes until cooked.

## Notes

Let it rest 10 minutes off the heat before flipping.

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