Medium
Tajikistani
Gelak Palav
Tajik pilaf with meatballs, a festive twist on classic plov.
60
Total Minutes
6
Servings
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
20 min
Prep Time
40 min
Cook Time
60 min
Total Time
Ingredients (6 items)
1.50 cups
Rice
long-grain
1.00 lb
Beef
ground
1.00 large
Onion
chopped
2.00 medium
Carrots
julienned
3.00 tbsp
Vegetable oil
1.00 tsp
Cumin
Instructions (6 steps)
1
Mix beef, half onion, and 0.5 tsp cumin, form meatballs.
2
Heat oil in a kazan, brown meatballs.
10 minutes
3
Add remaining onion and carrots, cook 5 minutes.
5 minutes
4
Add rice, remaining cumin, and 3 cups water.
5
Simmer 25 minutes until rice is cooked.
25 minutes
6
Serve communally with meatballs on top.