Indian Steamed Rice and Lamb Recipe
Ingredients
| Lamb shanks | 2 Pound | |
| Yogurt | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cold water | 4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 2 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 2 cups uncooked long-grained rice | ||
| Butter/Margarine | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 4 whole cardamoms, cracked | ||
| Whole Cloves | 6 | |
| Cinnamon stick | 1 | |
| Caraway seeds | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Bay leaf | 1 | |
| 4 cups lamb broth and water | ||
| White mushrooms | 4 Ounce | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Trim off all excess fat from lamb shanks.
2) Combine this with yogurt and keep aside marinating for 30 minutes.
MAKING
3) Add in half of cold water and 1 teaspoon salt and boil, covered for 3 hours.
4) Leave aside to cool; debone the shanks and separate all lean meat from them and keep aside.
5) Refrigerate the broth to chill.
6) Discard off the hardened fat from the chilled broth and keep the broth aside.
7) In remaining cold water, soak rice for 30 minutes and drain well.
8) Take a 4-quart saucepan and melt butter or margarine in it.
9) In cheese cloth bag, tie cardamoms and cloves and sauté in butter together with cinnamon, caraway seeds, and bay leaf for 2 minutes.
10) Stir in well-drained rice and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
11) Pour in lamb broth and water, remaining salt, meat trimmed from bones, and mushrooms.
12) Cover this and simmer for 15 minutes until rice is soft and stand apart.
13) Without stirring, pick out spice bag and let the spices loose.
SERVING
14) Serve hot at once.
1) Trim off all excess fat from lamb shanks.
2) Combine this with yogurt and keep aside marinating for 30 minutes.
MAKING
3) Add in half of cold water and 1 teaspoon salt and boil, covered for 3 hours.
4) Leave aside to cool; debone the shanks and separate all lean meat from them and keep aside.
5) Refrigerate the broth to chill.
6) Discard off the hardened fat from the chilled broth and keep the broth aside.
7) In remaining cold water, soak rice for 30 minutes and drain well.
8) Take a 4-quart saucepan and melt butter or margarine in it.
9) In cheese cloth bag, tie cardamoms and cloves and sauté in butter together with cinnamon, caraway seeds, and bay leaf for 2 minutes.
10) Stir in well-drained rice and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
11) Pour in lamb broth and water, remaining salt, meat trimmed from bones, and mushrooms.
12) Cover this and simmer for 15 minutes until rice is soft and stand apart.
13) Without stirring, pick out spice bag and let the spices loose.
SERVING
14) Serve hot at once.
Chef
