Lamb Pilaf

Lamb Pilaf preparation time Serves: 4
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Lamb Pilaf cook time Cook: 11 mins
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    Equipment
    • 1 large frying pan/wok
    • 1 spatula
    • 1 Red chopping board
    • 1 green chopping board
    • 1 Cooks knife
    • 1 vegetable knife
    • 1 tablespoon
    • 1 teaspoon
    • kettle
    • measuring jug
    • 1 Sieve
    • 1 garlic crusher
    • 1 plate
    • 1 slotted spoon
    • 1 Pot stand
    • 4 serving dishes
    • 1 Small serving bowl
    • Tin opener
    • weighing scales
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    Ingredients
    • 2 tsp Olive oil
    • 2 Large Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured lamb leg steaks
    • 1 Red onion
    • 2 Garlic cloves
    • 1 Red chilli or pinch of chilli flakes
    • 1 tbsp Moroccan seasoning
    • 250 g Basmati rice
    • 1 Lamb stock cube
    • 500 ml Boiling water
    • 75 g Dried apricots
    • 400 g Can chickpeas
    • Small handful flat leaf parsley
    • Small handful mint

    To serve

    • Baby salad leaves
    • 1 Small cartoon low fat natural yogurt
    • 1 tbsp Pomegranate seeds
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    Method
    • Trim and slice lamb steaks. WASH HANDS.
    • Peel and finely slice onion.
    • Peel and crush garlic.
    • Remove top of chilli, cut in half, de-seed and finely chop.
    • Cut apricots in half.
    • Drain and rinse chickpeas.
    • Chop parsley and mint.
    • Dissolve stock cube in boiling water.
    • Heat the oil in frying pan / wok until very hot and stir fry lamb for 2-3 minutes until brown, then remove to a plate.
    • Reduce the temperature to moderate heat and add a little more oil to the pan / wok if necessary. Gently fry the onion, garlic, chilli and Moroccan seasoning for a minute.
    • Tip the rice into the pan and stir, coating the rice in the oil and spices.
    • Add the lamb stock and bring to the boil.
    • Cover with a lid, reduce the temperature and simmer for 10 minutes, until the cooking liquid has been absorbed.
    • Stir in the lamb, chickpeas, apricots, parsley, mint and warm though for a minute.
    • Arrange baby salad leaves in serving dishes and add the pilaf.
    • Mix natural yoghurt with pomegranate seeds and serve on the side.