Persian Jewelled Rice and Spicy Lamb Meatballs
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Easy Peasy Foodie · by Eb Gargano★ 5.0 (5)

Persian Jewelled Rice and Spicy Lamb Meatballs

NUTRITION · PER SERVING30M COOK
CAL 48%·PRO 78%
CARBS 88G37% OF CAL
6G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC68G OTHER14G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 52G49% OF CAL
29G SAT23G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Spicy lamb meatballs served with jewelled Persian rice studded with dried fruit, nuts, and warm spices. An impressive yet quick 30-minute dinner.

mainmiddle easternporkdairy freegluten free
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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • 700 g lamb mince
  • 2 garlic cloves (crushed or grated)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons paprika (ideally smoked)
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive or rapeseed oil
  • 1 onion (diced)
  • 2 cloves garlic (crushed or grated)
  • 2 cm ginger (grated)
  • 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
  • 1 teaspoon cumin (ground, or seeds)
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 200 ml coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons tomato puree
  • 2 tablespoons fresh coriander (chopped (plus extra for garnish))
  • Pinch saffron
  • 600 ml boiling water
  • 1 onion (sliced)
  • ½ cinnamon stick
  • 8 cardamom pods (gently bashed (use a pestle and mortar or a rolling pin))
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 semi-dried apricots (finely chopped)
  • 300 g basmati rice
  • 2 tablespoons mint (finely chopped)
  • 100 g pomegranate seeds ((roughly 1/2 a pomegranate))
  • Zest of 1 orange
PREP
10M
SODIUM
651MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.