Aash-e Aab Leemoo

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 200 g basmati rice or 200 g long-grain rice
• 1 kg herbs (parsley, mint, coriander, spring-onion ends)
• 500 g ground lamb or 500 g beef
• 3 tablespoons split peas
• 3 -4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 -3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons marjoram
• 1 tablespoon mint
• 4 large onions
• cooking oil
• salt
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 peel and slice two onions and fry in oil until slightly golden.
• 2 add 4-5 glasses of hot water, split-peas, salt and pepper and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes.
• 3 wash rice and add to the aash.
• 4 cook for another 15-20 minutes.
• 5 peel and grate two onions.
• 6 add to meat with salt and pepper and mix well.
• 7 shape into small balls and add to the aash.
• 8 wash herbs, chop finely, add to the aash, and cook for another 15-20 minutes.
• 9 add in lime juice, sugar, and marjoram (if fresh marjoram is used, it should be finely chopped).
• 10 mix well and cook for a few more minutes.
• 11 fry mint in oil for a few minutes (if fresh mint is used, it should be finely chopped before frying).
• 12 add mint on top of the aash and serve.