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Dill and Broad Bean Rice with Lamb

Lamb simmered until tender, then baked under layers of parboiled rice, one layer tossed with fresh broad beans and dill. Everything finishes together in one casserole, with a golden butter-rich rice at the bottom.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on55 min
  • Total2 h 52 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 60 gghee
  • 1½ kglamb shoulder chops, cut about 4 cm thick
  • 1onion, large, finely chopped
  • ½ tspground turmeric
  • to tastesalt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper
  • 600 gbasmati rice, washed until the water runs clear
  • 2 tbspfine salt, for the rice water
  • 300 gfresh shelled broad beans, skins removed
  • 25 gfresh dill, chopped

To serve

  • 250 gplain yoghurtoptional
  • to tastepicklesoptional

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Mustard
  • Sulfites
  • Legumes (any)
  • Fava (broad) beans
  • Rice
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cucumber
  • Turmeric
  • Dill
  • Black and white pepper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Spring

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: high

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