Marinate the chicken:

1. Place the chicken on a wide dish and sprinkle both sides with salt.
2. With your fingers crush the saffron threads over. Mix everything well.
3. Brush the chicken in and out with all the mixture, cover and refrigerate for an hour and up to 24 hours.

Make the rice:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. In a deep oven dish, add rice, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom, peppercorn, coriander, salt and any optional spices you choose to add. Mix well.
3. Put in the peppers and ghee then pour in water.
4. Place a wire rack on top and arrange chicken pieces. Or Double wrap your dish as in the video with heavy-duty aluminum foil and poke several holes with a toothpick. Place chicken on top.
5. Cover with aluminum foil and bake until done. You need to make sure that the internal temperature reached a minimum of 165F measured with a meat thermometer.
6. In a deep oven dish, add rice, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom, peppercorn, coriander, salt and any optional spices you choose to add. Mix well.
7. Put in the peppers and ghee then pour in water.
8. Place a wire rack on top and arrange chicken pieces. Or Double wrap your dish as in the video with heavy-duty aluminum foil and poke several holes with a toothpick. Place chicken on top.
9. Cover with aluminum foil and bake until done. You need to make sure that the internal temperature reached a minimum of 165F measured with a meat thermometer.
10. If you’re not cooking with the optional hot charcoal, remove the chicken and fluff the rice to mix in color, remove the whole spices then spoon rice on a serving large plate topped with broiled chicken.

1. (Optional)Pour a tablespoon of oil over the hot charcoal and quickly cover the whole dish tightly with aluminum foil.
2. Let it rest covered for 10-15 minutes to make sure the rice and chicken are infused with the smoke.
3. Remove the chicken and fluff the rice to mix in color, remove the whole spices then spoon rice on a serving large plate topped with broiled chicken.

Thank you to Instagrammer the_mom_blogger_ for this recipe!