Chicken kabsa

Kabsa is the national dish of Saudi Arabia. Here I make it with chicken, which is first gently poached in a sweet, aromatic tomato broth that is then used to cook the rice. Dried limes (loomi) are available from Middle Eastern stores. It is worth trying to find them as they really do add an interesting flavour to the dish. Baharat spices are often known as Arabic seven spice blend. They are used a lot in Turkish and Middle Eastern cooking, and are especially good with lamb, but also