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Lamb Machbous Spiced Rice

Lamb shoulder simmered with onion, tomato, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon until fork-tender, then rice added to cook in the same fragrant broth.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total3 h 33 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Base

  • 40 gghee
  • 2large onions, chopped
  • 1 tbspGulf baharat spice mix
  • 1 tspground turmeric
  • 1½ kglamb shoulder, on the bone, cut into 4 to 5 pieces
  • 375 gtomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 3whole cloves
  • ½ tspground dried lime, or the zest of ½ lemon
  • 2 piecescinnamon bark
  • 3cardamom pods
  • 3 tspsalt
  • 625 mlwater
  • 3 tspflat-leaf parsley, chopped, or coriander

Rice

  • 400 gbasmati rice

To serve

  • to tastepickles
  • to tastesalad
  • to tasteflatbread

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Mustard
  • Sulfites
  • Legumes (any)
  • Fenugreek
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Lettuce
  • Cucumber
  • Turmeric
  • Parsley
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Dill
  • Black and white pepper
  • Allspice
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Nutmeg
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin
  • Paprika
  • Yeast
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

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

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

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

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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