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Braised Lamb Shanks with Tomato and Baharat

Lamb shanks simmered until spoon-tender in a tomato sauce with onion, baharat and turmeric, then piled over steamed rice. The sauce cooks down thick and rich.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total2 h 33 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 4lamb shanks, cracked
  • 1dried lime, pierced twice with a skewer
  • 40 mloil
  • 1onion, large, finely chopped
  • ¾ tspbaharat
  • ¼ tspground turmeric
  • 330 gtomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1½ tspsalt
  • 1½ tspblack pepper, freshly ground

To serve

  • 300 gcooked basmati rice

Contains

  • Mustard
  • Legumes (any)
  • Fenugreek
  • Rice
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Fennel
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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