Middle easternDinner

Mansaf

Name: Mansaf
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Middle eastern
Ingredients: 500 g lamb shoulder; 200 g jameed yogurt; 300 g basmati rice; 1 medium onion; 0.5 tsp turmeric; 4 pieces cardamom pods; 30 g pine nuts; 30 g almonds; 2 tbsp ghee; 3 pieces flatbread

Authentic middle eastern dinner you can cook at home in about 150 minutes. 10 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

150 min

Serves

Per serving

193 kcal

Difficulty

Hard

Ingredients (3 servings)

500 glamb shoulder
200 gjameed yogurt
300 gbasmati rice
1 mediumonion
0.5 tspturmeric
4 piecescardamom pods
30 gpine nuts
30 galmonds
2 tbspghee
3 piecesflatbread

Instructions

1
Boil lamb shoulder pieces with onion, cardamom, turmeric, and salt in water for 1.5-2 hours until very tender.
2
Dissolve jameed yogurt in warm lamb broth, stirring until smooth, and simmer for 20 minutes.
3
Cook basmati rice with a ladle of the lamb broth for extra flavor.
4
Toast pine nuts and almonds in ghee until golden.
5
Layer flatbread on a platter, top with rice, then lamb pieces, pour jameed sauce over everything, and garnish with toasted nuts.

Nutrition per serving

193

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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