Afghanistan: Kabuli Pulao

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup basmati rice
• 1 lb lamb (i made a meatless version)
• 2 cups mutton broth (you can't find mutton broth?? substitute beef broth.)
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup golden raisin
• 1 small carrot, grated
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cardamom
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon butter
• salt

Recipe

• 1 saute the carrots and raisins in butter. set them aside.
• 2 heat about a tablespoon of oil in a medium sized pan and cook the onions until translucent. then add the rice and broth, bring to a boil, cover and cook for 20 minutes until the rice is tender.
• 3 add the spices to hot oil and cook for a few seconds, until fragrant. then add the meat and saute until just done.
• 4 place the meat in an oven-safe dish, then cover it with the rice and bake at 250 degrees for 20 minutes.