Kabsa
| Alternative names | Arabic: كبسة |
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| Course | Meal |
| Region or state | Arabian Peninsula |
| Main ingredients | Rice (usually long-grain, almost always basmati), chicken, vegetables, and a mixture of spices (cardamom, saffron, cinnamon, black lime, bay leaves and nutmeg) |
| Variations | Machboos (Arabic: مكبوس/مچبوس, romanized: makbūs/machbūs) |
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Kabsa (Arabic: كبسة, romanized: kabsah), also known as Makboos (Gulf Arabic: مكبوس) or Machboos (Gulf Arabic: مچبوس [mɑtʃˈbuːs]), is an Arab mixed rice dish that originates from Saudi Arabia or Yemen. It is commonly regarded as a national dish in all the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. It can also be found in regions such as southern Iran and Gaza in Palestine.