Lamb Mansaf

Lamb Mansaf

🟡 Medium

Ingredients

  • 1 kg lamb shoulder, cut into large pieces
  • 2 cups jameed (dried yogurt), dissolved in water
  • 2 cups basmati rice
  • 1 large onion, quartered
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 cup blanched almonds
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 3 tbsp ghee
  • 1 large flatbread (shrak)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions

  1. 1
    Boil the lamb pieces with onion, cardamom, bay leaves, salt and pepper in water for 1.5 hours until tender, skimming foam regularly.
  2. 2
    Dissolve the jameed in warm water and strain to remove lumps, creating a smooth yogurt sauce.
  3. 3
    Remove lamb from broth and add the dissolved jameed to the broth, simmering for 20 minutes while stirring constantly to prevent curdling.
  4. 4
    Cook basmati rice with turmeric in salted water until fluffy, then drain.
  5. 5
    Toast almonds and pine nuts in ghee until golden brown.
  6. 6
    Place flatbread on a large serving platter, spread rice over it, arrange lamb pieces on top.
  7. 7
    Pour the warm jameed sauce over the dish and garnish with toasted nuts and parsley.
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