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Persian Potato-Crusted Rice with Lamb

Braised lamb in a spiced tomato sauce is layered between parboiled rice in a pot lined with golden potato slices. When tipped out, the potatoes form a crisp, buttery crust.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on50 min
  • Total3 h 16 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 750 glamb, lean boneless, cut into 3 cm cubes
  • 60 gghee, divided
  • 1onion, large, finely chopped
  • ½ tspground cinnamon
  • 1 tsppaprika
  • 250 gtomato passata
  • 125 mlwater
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper

Potato-crusted rice

  • 400 gbasmati rice
  • 2 tbspsalt, for the boiling water
  • 2 Lwater, for parboiling
  • 3potatoes, peeled and cut into 5 mm slices
  • 90 gghee, melted, divided

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Rice
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Potato (white)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Paprika
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton

Taste

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

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 4
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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