| Aash-e Aaloo
Ingredients: (4
servings)
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Basmati or long-grain
rice, 100 grams
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Herbs (parsley, mint,
coriander, spring-onion ends), 500 grams
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Ground lamb or beef,
250 grams
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Pitted prunes, 300
grams
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Onions, 4 large
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Cooking oil
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Salt
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Black pepper
Directions:
Soak prunes in warm water for two hours. Peel and slice two onions
and fry in oil until slightly golden. Make ground meat into 2 cm
balls and fry with onions until color changes. Add 3-4 glasses of
water, and bring to a boil.
Finely chop herbs. Wash rice once with warm water. Add herbs,
rice, prunes (including the water it was soaked in), salt and
black pepper to meat balls. Mix well and cook over medium heat for
about 20 minutes.
Persian food
guide generously provided by Roxanna and Farzin Mokhtarian. For more information
on Persian food please
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