Rooz Ma Lahem Rice With Meat Recipes

KUWAITI MACHBOOS LAHEM MA'A DAKKOUS (LAMB AND RICE W/ TOMATO SAU

Steps:

• Wash a leg of lamb or large lamb pieces thoroughly and place in a pot. Cover with water and add cinnamon stick, cloves, bruised cardamom pods, and onion & peirced loomi. Simmer 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is tender, skimming as necessary. When meat is tender, remove the meat, and strain and reserve the stock.
• Rinse the rice, leave to soak in cold water for 15 minutes, then drain well.
• In a separate pan, heat 1/4 cup oil. Sprinkle meat with a teaspoon of ground cardamom or baharat, brown it in the oil and remove. To the remaining oil add the drained rice and stock amount required to cook rice & salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer till all the liquid is absorbed. Pour saffron water over rice and top with meat. Cover well and warm on lowest heat for 15 minutes. (I do this in the oven covered at 250F (warm) until we are ready to eat).
• Garnish (Heshew):.
• Brown onions in a non stick pan without oil and afterf a while with a little water as needed, stirring continuously. Add pine nuts and brown, then add drained sultanas and spices/sea salt. Set aside.
• Sauce (Dakkous):.
• Fry onions and garlic till golden. Add remaining ingredients, stir and simmer 5 minutes.
• Spoon rice onto a shallow dish, top with heshew and meat. Serve with dakkous, lemons and a fresh salad.

TIMMAN Z'AFFARAN (IRAQI SAFFRON RICE WITH MEAT)

Steps:

• Wash rice until water runs clear.
• Cover with cold water and leave to soak for 30 minutes.
• Pound saffron threads, place in a small bowl (I use an Arabic coffee cup, which is perfect size for this) and add the rose water, leaving to steep until required.
• Heat half the oil or ghee in a frying pan (this part tastes better with ghee or butter), add the almonds and fry until becoming golden making sure not to burn them by watching them until done.
• Remove to a plate with a slotted spoon and reserve.
• Add onion to pan and fry gently until transparent.
• Increase heat, add meat and cook, stirring often to make meat crumbly. Fry until the juices evaporate, add baharat (Recipe #79179), 1/2 tsp salt and raisins and fry for 1 minute longer. Remove pan from heat, cover and leave aside.
• Heat remaining oil or ghee in a deep large bottomed pot and add 2 tsp of the saffron-rosewater mixture and the chicken stock. Bring to a boil.
• Drain the rice and add it to the boiling stock with salt to taste. Stir occasionally until rice returns to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and cover pan tightly. Simmer gently until rice is done.
• Fold the meat mixture gently through the rice, cover rim of the pan with two paper towels and set lid on tightly. Leave on low heat for 5 minutes or longer if necessary. Rice should not spoil, though this depends on its quality.
• Pile rice in serving dish or platter and sprinkle with browned almonds and the rest of the saffron-rosewater. This is excellent served with Recipe #384628 or roast lamb or as part of a buffet.

TABOULI

Steps:

• In a small bowl add bulgar wheat and let soak in approximately 1/2 to 1 cup of very hot water for about 10-15 minutes or until water is soaked up and bulgar and puffed up.
• If after bulgar has puffed up and soften there is still water left, just discard water and squeeze bulgar to get rid of any excess water.
• This step is very important!First three ingredients must be minced very finely.
• In a medium bowl, add all ingredients together and stir well.
• If the salad seems dry even though flavorful, either add a bit more lemon juice if in need or a few tbsp of water, then adjust salt e.t.c per taste.
• Let sit in the fridge for about 1 hour for the flavors to meld.
• Enjoy!

ROOZ MA LAHEM (RICE WITH MEAT)

Steps:

• Set cooked rice aside.
• In a pot combine onions,chopped garlic,seasonings and ground meat and brown, try to keep the meat from forming large clumps, you want it taco meat in consistency, so keep stirring often.
• Once its almost brown add drained can of chick peas and let meat brown.
• When meat is browned drain any remaining fat from pan and add rice and stir until well blended.
• Enjoy-- (variation to it can be to substitute chick peas for mixed can of mixed veggies).