Recipe
Jordan lamb, rice, and a yoghurt dish (Mansaf )
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Preparation time : 0 Min
Cooking time : 0 Min
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Ingredients
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- 3 cups plain yogurt mixed with 1 cup water
- 1 egg white, beaten with a fork until frothy
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 teaspoon salt
- 3 Kg lamb cut into pieces
- 1 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon turmeric , 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 cups rice, rinsed
- 6 cups water
- Arabic bread, toasted and broken into pieces
Preparation
- Place yogurt in a pot and stir in egg white, cornstarch and 1 teas of the salt, stirring continually with a wooden spoon in one direction , bring to boil over medium heat. Lower heat to low then allow to boil uncovered until yogurt thickens about 3 minutes, continuing to stir. Set aside but keep warm.
- Place lamb in a large pot and cover with water then bring to boil over medium heat, skimming off froth repeatedly until boiling. Add remaining salt and pepper. Cover and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt 4 tablespoon of the butter in a frying pan and sauté pine nuts until it begin to brown, pour on to a plate, draining butter back into the frying pan.
- Add onion to frying pan and fry , adding more butter if necessary. Stir in spices and stir further 2 minutes.
- Add this mixture to the boiling meat. While the meat is cooking, place the rice and water in a large saucepan then bring to boil. Turn heat to low, cover,cook for 20 minutes, stirring a number of times. Turn off heat but leave covered . Stir in remaining butter and keep warm.
- After meat has been cooking for 1 1/2 hours remove lid and stir in yogurt sauce. Turn heat to low and cook until meat is tender and sauce thickens. Remove meat and set aside, keeping warm. Pour sauce into a bowl and keep warm. On a large platter place rice , place meat evenly over rice. Spoon some of the sauce over top then sprinkle with pine nuts and serve.
