Cooking with Thas – Healthy Instant Pot Recipes
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Middle Eastern Cuisine
Chicken kabsa, a delicious one-pot meal cooked in the Instant Pot… Kabsa is the national dish of Saudi Arabia, flavored rice topped with crispy chicken. This is a perfect dish for special occasions. I made chicken kabsa in the Instant Pot, turned out absolutely delicious. Chicken & basmati rice were pressure cooked separately, and the …
Popular Yemeni-Arabian Dish, Chicken Mandi cooked in the Instant Pot… Mandi is one of the popular Arabian dishes enjoyed by everyone, it’s a perfect one-pot meal consisting of aromatic rice & soft meat cooked in a special spice mix. Traditionally Mandi is slow-cooked in an underground oven or tandoor for hours, which will make the …
Baklava, a popular Middle Eastern & Mediterranean pastry dessert… It’s basically layered phyllo dough smeared with butter, topped with chopped nuts & soaked in sugar syrup. With store-bought phyllo dough, making baklava is super easy. It’s a heavenly decadent flaky & crispy dessert. I made the baklava in an 8-inch square pan, this yielded 12 …
Al Faham chicken, a popular Middle Eastern or Arabian grilled chicken… This Arabian grilled chicken is quite popular in India as well. My niece introduced me to this. Up until last week I had no clue what Al Faham chicken was. The other day while video chatting with my niece, she was enjoying this chicken. …
Perfect salad for Summer, refreshing & cooling… Tabbouleh is a popular Middle Eastern salad, it is usually served as part of a meze- selection of small sides serves as appetizers. I had this salad a few days ago when I visited Tobermory, I instantly fell for it. Refreshing salad and is perfect to have on …
Homemade Kabsa Masala, Saudi Arabian spice mix… Aromatic & flavorful kabsa masala can be made with just 5 ingredients. Kabsa spice mix is a popular spice used in Arabian & Middle Eastern cuisine. Used in making kabsa chicken and rice and in many other chicken & meat-based dishes. Making homemade kabsa masala is pretty easy, …
Kabaliyath rice, a delicious Arabian rice-based dish made in the Instant Pot… An Arabian or Middle Eastern chicken and rice delicacy, a perfect one-pot meal. I made this in the Instant Pot, hence it was effortless to make this. Chicken and Basmati rice were cooked separately. While making chicken masala, Kabsa spice mix was added. …
Chicken haleem made in the Instant Pot; easy to make and it’s a healthy one-pot meal… Haleem is a popular stew based dish in the Middle East, it’s also popular in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The traditional way of making haleem is time-consuming as the lentils and legumes are soaked in water overnight and then …
Shakshuka, poached eggs in cooked tomatoes is a popular Middle Eastern dish… This is a staple dish served for breakfast in many Middle Eastern countries, and also in North Africa. It’s cooked in a cast iron skillet and served in it as well. It’s a complete meal: onions, red pepper and tomatoes are cooked well, …
Maqloobeh or Maqluba, a traditional dish of the Arab Levant. You get to enjoy chicken, fried veggies and basmati rice… I’d made this dish a few months ago for Eid. Since then, I’d been debating if I should post this recipe or not. Today, while browsing through the food pictures, I kept looking at this …