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Qabili Pilau
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Qabili Pilau

10 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

910
Calories
62g
Protein
40g
Fat
70g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb long grain rice, preferably basmati
  • 4 fl oz vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 lb lamb on the bone or 1 chicken, cut in pieces
  • 1/2 pint water
  • 2 large carrots
  • 4 oz black seedless raisins
  • 2 tsp char marsala or cumin
  • 1/4 tsp saffron (optional)
  • 2 1/2 pints water
  • salt and pepper

Directions

1

Brown 1 medium diced onion in oil. Fry until the onion is fairly dark. Add 1 lb lamb or beef cut into 1"-2" cubes and brown lightly.

2

Add 2 cups of water, 1 tsp. Salt and 1 to 1 ½ tsp each (cinnamon, ground cumin and ground cardamom) Cover and simmer until meat is tender, about an hour.

3

Remove meat from the juice and set juice aside. Cut 3 carrots into match stick size pieces. Saute carrots and 1 tsp sugar in about 1/4 cup of oil. Cook until they are lightly browned. Remove from oil Add 1 cup of raisins (I prefer golden sultanas) to the oil and cook until they swell up.

4

Boil the meat juice and add 2 cups basmati (very long grained) rice, 1 ½ tsp salt and enough boiling water to come 2 inches over the rice. Cook until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender--but NOT mushy.

5

Mix the meat, carrots, raisins and rice together. Place in a large oven-proof casserole, cover and bake at 300 degrees for about a half hour--or up to an hour. To serve--place on platter, making sure the carrots and raisins show on top.

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Category:Tajikistanian Recipes

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Category:Tajikistanian Meat Dishes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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