Majbuoss – A Very Delicious Lunch

1- In a large saucepan add oil, chicken, all of the ground spices, onion quarters and garlic. Let it cook for 5 minutes on medium heat covered. Be careful not to burn the spices, you should smell the nice mix between chicken and spices.
2-Then put water in the pan until it covers the chicken and add the whole cloves, cardamom and cinnamon stick. Let it simmer for 30 minutes.
2- Clean the rice well, rinsing it “3-5 times” and then cover it with water and let it soak for 30 to 60 minutes.
3- In a pan heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium heat and add chopped onion and remaining turmeric. Saute until onion is golden in color, stirring occasionally.
4- After 30 minutes, take the chicken out of the saucepan and into a baking dish. Put chicken in a 350F oven and bake just until the top is golden.
5- Filter the pot of chicken water (i.e. chicken broth) through a sieve into a saucepan. We want it for cooking the rice. Put on the stovetop and bring to a boil.
6- Put the rice in the chicken broth bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until rice is cooked. Do not forget to taste the salt of chicken broth and adjust seasonings if needed.
7- When chicken, sauteed onions and rice are done, put them all into a large serving dish. You can serve it with tomato sauce or Dagos as we call it, or yoghourt.