Omani Makbous (spiced rice with meat)

Recipe No.: G-42

Gulf150 minServes 6

Omani makbous is rice and meat cooked together with Omani spices and dried lime. It is close to Gulf machboos, but the name is pronounced "makbous" in Oman. It is served at lunch and occasions topped with parsley, raisins and nuts.

Ingredients for Omani Makbous

• For the meat
• 1.2 kgbone-in lamb, cut up
• 3onions, sliced, 5 cloves garlic and 1 tbsp grated ginger
• ¼ cupghee
• 1 tspturmeric, 1 tbsp cumin and 1 tbsp ground coriander
• 1cinnamon stick, 5 cloves, 5 cardamom pods and 1 tsp black pepper
• 2dried black limes (loomi), pierced, and salt
• 3tomatoes, grated, and 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1.8 litresboiling water
• For the rice
• 3 cupsbasmati rice, soaked 30 minutes and drained
• To serve
• ¼ cupChopped parsley, raisins and toasted almonds
• Plain yogurt or spicy tomato sauce

Method

1. Brown the onion in the ghee until deep golden, add the garlic, ginger, spices and loomi for 30 seconds.
2. Add the meat and sear 8 minutes, then the tomatoes, paste and salt.
3. Add the boiling water and simmer 1½ hours until tender.
4. Lift out the meat, strain the broth, measure 4½ cups and return to the pot at a boil.
5. Add the drained rice and boil uncovered 5 minutes until the liquid drops below the surface.
6. Cover tightly (with a towel under the lid) on low for 20 minutes, placing the meat on the rice for the last 10.
7. Serve garnished with parsley, raisins and almonds, with yogurt or sauce.

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