We decided to start with a fairly simple dish -- Qabili Palau. I admit that this sounded appealing to me from the minute I saw the name. The Scrabble possibilities alone...
To be honest, this is just the kind of thing I was hoping to get from this project. It's a good, solid, traditional dish, and yet it has a certain mystique.
It starts with a sauce based on caramelized onions, chicken broth, cumin, black pepper, and cardamom. The sauce was absolutely beautiful -- pungent with that sweet onion/cardamom kick. My only complaint was that it simply didn't come out when the rice was baked in it later on. If I did it again, I'd make more sauce, and possibly keep some aside for finishing at the end of the dish.
Ben (the boyfriend) made it as well, and he said his turned out almost dessert-level sweet. He liked it, but perhaps the sugar's also something to watch.
Traditionally, this is served with the chicken underneath, and the carrot/raisin/almond mixture on top, but I opted to plate the elements separately to better showcase them.
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