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A grand platter of traditional Chicken Machboos with golden spiced rice topped with roasted chicken and crispy fried onions

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Chicken Machboos

The quintessential Gulf rice dish — tender chicken slow-cooked with aromatic loomi, baharat, and fragrant basmati rice.

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