Spiced lamb and apricot pilau recipe

 
The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Spiced lamb and apricot pilau Recipe. Enjoy the Middle Eastern Cuisine and learn how to make Spiced lamb and apricot pilau.

Serves 4
20 mins to prepare and 55 mins to cook, 5 mins to cool
663 calories / serving

Ingredients

1tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
500g neck of lamb, cut into cubes
1tsp turmeric
1tsp ground cumin
1tsp cinnamon
1tbsp grated fresh root ginger
225g brown rice
400g canned chopped tomatoes
300ml vegetable stock
125g ready to eat dried apricots
50g raisins
3tbsp toasted flaked almonds

Heat the oil in a large saucepan add the onion, garlic and lamb and cook for 5 minutes or until the onion has softened and the lamb browned.

Stir in the turmeric, cumin, cinnamon and ginger then cook for 1 minute to release their flavour.

Add the rice and cook for 1 minute to coat well. Add the tomatoes and half the stock and then stir in the fruit. Cover and cook gently for 10 minutes checking the mixture from time to time adding more stock.

Add the remaining stock and cook for 30 to 35 minutes or until the rice is tender and the stock absorbed you may need to add more liquid if it becomes dry.

Season to taste. Leave to stand for 5 minutes. Serve sprinkled with the toasted almonds. 

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