Name: Lamb Machboos
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2.20 lbs (1 kg) lamb with bone; ½ cup ghee; 5 medium onions, coarsely chopped; 10 cloves of garlic, mashed; ½ tbsp salt; 2 tsp turmeric; 2 tsp cinnamon; 2 tsp coriander; 2 tsp black pepper; 2 tsp cardamom; 2 tsp allspice (Mixed Seasoning); 1 tsp crumbled saffron; 5 cloves cardamom; 5 cloves; 5 cloves black pepper; 2 cinnamon stick; 2 dried lemon; 2 large peeled tomatoes, coarsely chopped; 3 cups basmati rice; tomato slices / lemon slices

Authorbaidoone

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

Machboos or machbous is a typical dish of the Gulf cuisine and the national dish of Kuwait and Bahrain. It can be cooked with either lamb or chicken.

Yields6 Servings

Prep Time30 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 30 mins

2.20 lbs (1 kg) lamb with bone

½ cup ghee

5 medium onions, coarsely chopped

10 cloves of garlic, mashed

Soft Spices:

½ tbsp salt

2 tsp turmeric

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp coriander

2 tsp black pepper

2 tsp cardamom

2 tsp allspice (Mixed Seasoning)

1 tsp crumbled saffron

Whole spices:

5 cloves cardamom

5 cloves

5 cloves black pepper

2 cinnamon stick

2 dried lemon

2 large peeled tomatoes, coarsely chopped

3 cups basmati rice

For Garnish:

tomato slices / lemon slices

In a deep dish put the rice. Wash the rice several times with cold water. Soak and set aside for 30 minutes.

Put a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add ghee and let it melts. Add the meat and stir until it becomes golden.

Add the onion and stir until tender. Add the garlic and stir until the garlic smells.

Add soft and whole spices. Stir to mix meat with spices.

Add the tomatoes and stir to mix. Add 1/4 cup of water, cover the pot and let the meat cook for 20 minutes.

Take out the meat from the Saucepan, put it in a dish and set aside.

Drain the rice from the soaking water. Add the rice to the meat broth. Bring the pot to a boil and the rice absorbs little of the broth. Cover the saucepan over low heat for 20 minutes.

Put the meat on the rice in the pot. Cover the pot for 10 minutes until the rice is cooked.

Pour the rice into the serving dish and spread the meat on the rice. Garnish with sliced tomatoes and lemon. Serve hot.

CategoryMain Dishes, Ramadan

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