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Al Roaz Al Zirbeyan



Al-Roaz Al-Zirbeyan is considered to be one of the most popular recipes of Saudi Arabia. The ingredients that are needed to prepare this dish are easily available in the market.

They are as follows:
  • Chickens
  • Rice
  • Cup corn oil
  • Onions
  • Cup yogurt
  • Turmeric
  • Tomato juice
  • Salt
Besides that, while preparing Al-Roaz Al-Zirbeyan, different types of ground spices are also required. They include cinnamon, cardamom, hot peppers or green chili and black pepper. Al-Roaz Al-Zirbeyan is basically a dish of Zirbeyan rice.

The procedure followed to make this Saudi Arabian dish is quite easy and anyone can try it out at home. First the onions should be chopped. Then you have to pour oil in the sauce pan and heat it. Thereafter, onions are to be added and fried. Then, wash the chicken and slice it into 4 pieces and after that those sliced chicken is poured into that same pan and is cooked until the chicken turns brown. After these additional chopped onions are place in a pan with tomato juice, spices, yogurt and salt. Mix it properly. Then chicken is added to this mixture. Use of peppers is optional. If you wish you can use it. The chicken is then cooked.

Then wash the required amount of rice and add water in order to cook it. Add salt to the taste. Turmeric is also used. Thereafter, add the cooked chicken pieces to it along with the spice and onion mixture. The remaining rice is generally placed on the top of the mixture with corn oil. Boil the entire thing for half an hour and serve it hot.