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Beryani (Lamb and Rice)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 600 grams lamb
  • 3 medium onions
  • Rice
  • Cooking oil
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Turmeric

Directions

  1. Peel and thinly slice onions. Wash and cut meat into small pieces. Add onions and 3 glasses of hot water to meat and cook over medium heat for about 45 minutes, adding more hot water during cooking if necessary. Add salt, pepper, and turmeric, mix well and cook for a few more minutes. There should be no water left when cooking is over.
  2. Mince the cooked meat or chop it finely using a sharp, large knife. Fry in oil over medium heat for about 15 minutes, then serve rice with more rice covering the meat. Note that no rice is served with this dish