Cooking Times

30 min
Prep Time
90 min
Cook Time
120 min
Total Time

Ingredients (10 items)

3.00 cups Basmati rice
2.00 lbs Lamb shoulder
cut into chunks
6.00 Dried limes
pierced
8.00 Cardamom pods
green
3.00 Cinnamon sticks
4.00 Bay leaves
2.00 Onions
sliced
0.50 tsp Saffron
0.25 cup Ghee
0.50 cup Almonds
sliced, for garnish

Instructions (7 steps)

1
Brown lamb pieces in ghee until seared.
2
Add whole spices and cook until fragrant.
3
Add water, dried limes, simmer until tender.
4
Remove meat, strain and reserve broth.
5
Cook rice in spiced broth until absorbed.
6
Layer meat over rice, steam 20 minutes.
7
Garnish with fried almonds and serve.