Shah Pilaf (IRAN)
- 1.5 cups basmati rice
- 0,33 lb of butter
- 0,44 lb of lamb (pre-cooked)
- 0,22 lb chestnuts
- 0,22 lb of dried apricots
- 1 onion
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 0,22 lb of raisins
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper
- 0,22 lb of low plum
- A pinch of saffron
- 6 pieces of lavash
Chop the onions julienne. Chop
the lamb meat into cubes.
Mix the precooked lamb and onions
in a bowl.
Add the plums, raisins and dried
apricots and mix.
Then add black pepper, salt and
turmeric and leave to cool.
Soak basmati rice in salted water
for about 2 hours.
After washing the rice with
plenty of water, cook it in boiling water.
Drain the cooked rice. In the
meantime, melt the butter and add it to the rice and mix.
After brewing saffron in boiling
water, mix it with rice and add salt to it.
Cut the lavash according to the
size of the pot. Arrange the lavash nicely in the pot.
Add some of the rice to the
lavash. Make a hole in the middle.
Spread the meat and dried fruits
evenly on both the pit and the rice.
Pour the remaining pilaf over the
meat and cover with lavash.
Bake the pilaf for about 40
minutes in a preheated 352 degrees oven.
You can serve shah pilaf with
sautéed dried fruits.
ENJOY YOUR MEAL