Delicious Mansaf Recipe
Ingredients
- 907 g Mutton Meat
- 6 cups Water
- 2 crystals Gum Arabic (کیکر کاگوند)
- 4 Cloves
- 4 pods Cardamom
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- All Spices
- 1 Bay Leaf
For the Rice:
- 2 cups Rice
- 4 cups Water
- 1½ tsp Salt
- A Pinch of Saffron
For the Laban Sauce:
- 1 Laban Jameed (Butter Milk Such as goat)
- 4 cups Water
For the Topping:
- 4 tbsp Almonds
- ½ cup Parsley
Instructions
For the Meat:
- Put the meat in 6 cups of water, bring to a boil and add the spices.
- When the water comes to a boil turn down to a slow simmer.
- Cook for 2 hours or until the meat is tender. Add more boiling water if necessary.
- Once the meat is done, pour through a sieve and preserve the water. Set the meat aside on a plate for later.
For the Laban Sauce:
- Wrap the laban in a cloth and break into pieces with a hammer.
- Place the laban and 4 cups of water in a food processor and process until laban has dissolved.
- Pour laban into a bowl through a sieve, set aside.
- Pour the laban into the meat water, and put back on the heat. Bring to a boil.
- Add the meat chunks to the sauce (leaving out the spices).
For the Rice:
- In a pot, put 2 cups rice, 4 cups water, 1½ tsp salt and a pinch of saffron.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until all the water has gone.
Bringing It All Together:
- Toast your almonds in a frying pan with a little olive oil.
- Tear bread into little pieces on a plate as a base for the meal.
- Ladle some of the sauce over the bread on the plate.
- Spread the rice over the bread.
- Ladle more sauce over the rice.
- Place the lamb chunks on top of the rice.
- Ladle more sauce over the top.
- Sprinkle toasted almonds and parsley over the entire dish.