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Lamb Plov

Silk Road one-pot rice with lamb, carrots, garlic and cumin — built in layers in a deep kazan.

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2h 6 servings Medium

Ingredients

  • • 700g lamb shoulder, cubed
  • • 500g carrots, julienned
  • • 3 cups long-grain rice, rinsed
  • • 2 onions, 2 whole garlic heads
  • • 2 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp coriander, barberries
  • • Oil, salt

Method

  1. 1

    Heat oil hot, brown lamb. Add onions until golden, then carrots and spices.

  2. 2

    Pour in water to cover by 2cm. Simmer 45 min until lamb tender (zirvak).

  3. 3

    Spread rinsed rice evenly on top. Tuck in whole garlic heads. Add water to just cover rice.

  4. 4

    Cover tightly, cook on low 25 min. Rest 15 min off heat. Mound onto a platter.