The Best Aromatic Rice & Lamb Ever | Arabic Lamb Rice

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: bulgur wheat

Bulgur is often less expensive and cooks quickly.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is typically less expensive.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water

Water reduces cost but may alter flavor.

Roast the dried red chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, cloves, fennel seeds, and cinnamon stick in a dry pan over medium heat for about 2 minutes until it starts to smoke and crackle.

Cool the roasted spices slightly, then grind them into a powder.

Add whole green cardamoms and a whole dried black lemon or lime to the pot later.

In a large pot, heat 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat.

Add the lamb (about 3 pounds) to the pot and brown for about 4-5 minutes.

Puncture the black lemon or lime to release flavor and add it to the pot with the lamb.

Add 2 cups of chopped onion and 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic to the pot and cook for about 4 minutes on medium heat.

Add 3 cups of chopped tomatoes to the pot and stir in the ground spice mixture, cooking for about 7-8 minutes while stirring often.

Pour in 5 cups of chicken stock and reduce the heat slightly, covering the pot and letting it cook for 20-30 minutes.

Wash 3 cups of basmati rice a couple of times and set aside.

After 30 minutes, add 135 grams (about half a cup) of tomato paste to the pot and continue cooking for another 10 minutes.

Check the meat for tenderness, then remove it from the pot and set aside.

Add 4 pieces of fresh chili and 1/2 cup of cilantro to the pot, then stir in the rinsed rice.

Add water to the pot, using a 2:1 ratio of water to rice, and bring to a boil.

Cover the pot and cook for about 8-9 minutes until the rice is sticky and cooked through.

Once the rice is done, place the lamb back on top of the rice, cover, and let it warm through for a few minutes.

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