Baharat is an Arab seasoning mix containing anywhere from three to nine spices (the most popular versions have seven). Fatima Abbas, who gave us this recipe, says that any seven-spice baharat will work here.
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups long-grain rice
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 1⁄2 lb. ground beef or lamb
- 3⁄4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 3⁄4 tsp. baharat (Arab spice mix, preferably seven-spice type;)
- 3⁄4 tsp. garlic salt
- 3⁄4 tsp. onion salt
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Instructions
Step 1
Put rice into a medium bowl, cover with warm water, and set aside to soak for 1 hour. Drain in a fine mesh strainer and set aside.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 450°. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add meat, cinnamon, Arab spice mix, garlic salt, onion salt, and salt and pepper to taste and cook, breaking up meat with the back of a wooden spoon, until meat is no longer pink, 6-8 minutes. Add rice to meat mixture, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring often, until rice absorbs juices, 6-8 minutes. Transfer stuffing to a large bowl, adjust seasonings, and set aside.
Step 3
Squeeze lemons over chickens. Rub chickens inside and out with paprika and salt and pepper to taste. Fill chicken cavities with the stuffing, tie each pair of legs together with kitchen twine, then transfer chickens to a large deep roasting pan. Cover pan with heavy-duty foil and bake for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350° and continue baking, basting chickens occasionally, until chickens are deep golden brown and completely cooked through, 30-45 minutes more. Remove chickens from oven and set aside to let rest for about 15 minutes. Discard kitchen twine and serve chickens and stuffing with pan juices.
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