Rooz Ma Lahem Rice With Meat Recipes

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).

Steps:

• Using a medium-sized sauce pan, saute onions and bell pepper in oil on low until onions are clear.
• Add meat, paprika, and stir for few seconds.
• Add peas, chicken broth, some salt, and cover for a few minutes. Check if peas taste cooked.
• Add cooked rice, and salt to taste. Mix thoroughly, and heat on low until rice is at desired temperature.
• Optional: add 2-4 taco sauce seasoning packets from your favorite fast food restaurant or 1/4 cup tomato sauce and heat with rice.

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.