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Green Bean And Lamb Rice

Rice with green beans, lamb and black lime

Course Main Course
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Keyword Healthy, Meat, Rice
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4
Author Zaatar and Zaytoun

Ingredients

  • 3-4 tablespoon regular olive oil
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 250 g of lamb fillet chopped into small pieces
  • 1 teaspoon 7 spice
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
  • 400 g of green beans fresh or frozen
  • 1.5 tablespoon tomato concentrate
  • 2 cups of basmati rice
  • 1 tablespoon black lime powder
  • Approx 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Soak the rice in water in a bowl. Set aside

  2. In a casserole dish, add the regular olive oil and sauté the onions until golden

  3. Add the lamb pieces on top and fry on medium high heat until you seal the meat

  4. Add the 7 spice, turmeric, black pepper along with the green beans and sauté for around 5 minutes on medium high heat

  5. Then add the salt, black lime powder and tomato concentrate, and sauté again for another five minutes

  6. Wash and drain the rice, then add to the pan and sauté for 2 minutes before adding boiling water to cover (approx 3.5 cups)

  7. Bring to the boil then simmer for around 25 minutes. Serve with optional yoghurt

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Recipe Notes

Remove the preserved fruit of the black lime (taking out the pips) and blitz in a spice blender to make the powder

You can use a tablespoon of pomegranate molasses if you don't have black lime