Saudi rice and meat

Eid-ul-Azha Special

Ingredients:-

  • Half kg meat, cut into half inch cubes
  • 3 cups basmati rice, soaked in water for 15 minutes, then drained
  • Quarter cup chopped onion
  • 2-3 lahsan cloves, minced
  • Quarter cup raisins
  • 2 tbsps tomato paste
  • Half tsp ground laung
  • Half tsp dalchini
  • Half tsp salt
  • Half tsp ground black pepeer
  • 1 tbsp ground ilaichi
  • 1.5 tbsp butter
  • Quarter cup toasted pine nuts, Quarter cup toasted almonds

Method:-

  1. Brown meat, on all sides in 1 tbsp butter.
  2. Add seasoning to meat & stir.
  3. Pour 3 cups boiling water over the meat.
  4. Cover & let cook for one hour on a medium high heat, till the meat is done.
  5. Measure the broth left in a measuring cup. Add enough water to make up 3 cups of liquid.
  6. Stir onions & lahsan with half tbsp hot melted butter, till slightly brown.
  7. Add the meat & liquid to the onion mixture. Stir tomato paste over.
  8. Bring to boil then add the rice & raisins.
  9. Cover the pen & reduce heat to low. Let cook for 30 minutes.
  10. Open the pan & stir just the top layer. See if rice is cooked.
  11. You may need to cook, covered, a few minutes longer.
  12. Serve hot