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Basal Mahshi Stuffed Onions
Onion layers wrapped around a spiced beef and rice stuffing, packed into a pot and simmered in tamarind, sugar and water until soft. Serve hot or warm.
- YieldServes 6
- Hands-on50 min
- Total3 h 18 min
- Difficulty
Ingredients
Onions
- 5large onions
- 25 gtamarind paste, walnut-sized piece
- 125 mlwarm water, for soaking the tamarind
- 1 tbspvegetable oil, for greasing the pan
- 1 tspsalt, for layering
- 2 tspsugar
- 125 mlwarm water, to mix with the tamarind
Stuffing
- 750 gminced beef, or lamb
- 100 glong-grain white rice, rinsed
- 1½ tspGulf baharat spice mix
- ½ tspground turmeric
- 125 gtomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 2 tbsptomato paste
- 2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 tbspvegetable oil
- 1 tspsalt
- ½ tspblack pepper, freshly ground
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