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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, halved and finely sliced
- 300g minced lamb
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- Pinch of dried chilli
- Sea salt and pepper
- 200g basmati rice, rinsed
- 100g sultanas or raisins
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 400ml water
- 100g mixed walnuts, pistachios and pine nuts
- 2 tbsp finely chopped dill, plus 1 tbsp sprigs
- 150g natural yoghurt
Method
Heat oil in a frypan and cook onion until golden. Add minced lamb, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and chilli and cook until lamb changes colour, about four minutes. Drain off any excess oil.
Season lamb generously with sea salt and pepper. Add rice, sultanas, tomato paste and water to the pot and bring to the boil, stirring.
Cover tightly and simmer on the lowest heat for 18 minutes.
Turn off the heat and leave for 10 minutes.
Toast the nuts in a dry frypan. Mix chopped dill into the yoghurt.
Fluff the rice pilaf with a fork and serve on warm plates, topped with dill yoghurt, dill sprigs and nuts.
