Kabsa Robian (Saudi Spiced Prawn and Rice)
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Ingredients
- 500 g raw king prawns, peeled and deveined
- 300 g basmati rice
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 200 g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 1.5 tsp baharat
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 500 ml fish stock
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 487 kcal
- Protein
- 28.8 g
- Carbohydrate
- 64.8 g
- of which sugars
- 3.9 g
- Fat
- 11.9 g
- of which saturates
- 1.3 g
- Fibre
- 2.4 g
- Salt
- 1.58 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot and fry the onion and garlic for 5 minutes, then stir in the baharat and tinned tomatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- 2
Rinse the basmati rice and add to the pot with the fish stock, bring to a simmer, cover and cook over a low heat for 15-18 minutes until the rice is tender.
- 3
Stir the prawns into the rice, cover and cook for a further 4-5 minutes until they turn pink and are cooked through.
- 4
Fluff gently and taste for seasoning.
- 5
Serve straight away.

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