Braised Leg of Lamb with Caraway Basmati Rice

Name: Braised Leg of Lamb with Caraway Basmati Rice
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 946 milliliters basmati rice, washed several times and left to soak for 30 minutes, drained; 2 bay leaves; 1 Tbsp caraway seeds; 4 cloves cardamom, crushed; 118 milliliters toasted unsalted cashews, chopped; 1 stick cinnamon; 2 Tbsps coriander seeds, lightly crushed; 1 Tbsp cumin seeds; 2 Tbsps fennel seeds; 5 cloves garlic; 1 leg of lamb, about 3 pounds, bone removed, lamb cut into 1-inch chunks; 118 milliliters raisins; 1 medium red onion, finely diced; 1 red onion, cut into wedges; 1 large tomato, diced; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

Braised Leg of Lamb with Caraway Basmati Rice

Braised Leg of Lamb with Caraway Basmati Rice is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Instructions

Special equipment: Large square of cheesecloth

Equipment you will use

Cheesecloth

Bring 8 cups of water to a boil in a big pot. Wrap the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, garlic, cardamom, cinnamon, and bay leaves into the center of the cheesecloth square and tie up the sides of the cheesecloth into a little package and tie a tight knot at the top, a bouquet garni. Drop the bouquet garni into the boiling water.

Ingredients you will need

Whole Coriander Seeds

Bouquet Garni

Fennel Seeds

Cumin Seeds

Bay Leaves

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Garlic

Water

Wrap

Equipment you will use

Cheesecloth

Pot

Add the onion and tomato. When the water comes back up to a boil, add the lamb meat. Bring the mixture back to a boil, and then reduce the heat to medium-high and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the meat is tender.

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Tomato

Onion

Water

Lamb

Meat

In another large pot, heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil over medium heat and saute the onion with the caraway seeds until soft. Stir in the drained rice and toast until the grains separate from each other, and the rice glistens with oil, about 5 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Caraway Seeds