Best Qabili Pilau Recipes

QABILI PILAU

Steps:

• Brown 1 medium diced onion in oil. Fry until the onion is fairly dark. Add 1 lb lamb cut into 1"-2" cubes and brown lightly.
• Add 2 cups of water, 1 teaspoons Salt and 1 to 1 ½ tsp each (cinnamon, ground cumin and ground cardamom) Cover and simmer until meat is tender, about an hour.
• Remove meat from the juice and set juice aside. Cut 3 carrots into match stick size pieces. Sauté carrots and 1 tsp sugar in about 1/4 cup of oil. Cook until they are lightly browned. Remove from oil Add 1 cup of raisins (I prefer golden sultanas) to the oil and cook until they swell up.
• Boil the meat juice and add 2 cups basmati (very long grained) rice, 1 ½ tsp salt and enough boiling water to come 2 inches over the rice. Cook until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender, but not mushy.
• Mix the meat, carrots, raisins and rice together. Place in a large oven-proof casserole, cover and bake at 300 degrees for about a half hour--or up to an hour. To serve--place on platter, making sure the carrots and raisins show on top.

QABILI PILAU

Steps:

• Brown 1 medium diced onion in oil. Fry until the onion is fairly dark. Add the meat and brown lightly. Add 2 cups of water, 1 tsp. Salt and 1 to 1 ½ tsp each (cinnamon, ground cumin and ground cardamom) Cover and simmer until meat is tender, about an hour. Remove meat from the juice and set juice aside. Bring the meat juice to a boil and add 2 cups rice, 1 ½ tsp salt and enough boiling water to come 2 inches over the rice. Cook until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender--but NOT mushy. While the rice is cooking, cut 3 carrots into match stick size pieces. Saute carrots and 1 tsp sugar in about 1/4 cup of oil. Cook until they are lightly browned. Remove from oil Add 1 cup of raisins (dried cranberries work, too) to the oil and cook until they swell up. Mix the meat, carrots, raisins and rice together. Place in a large oven-proof casserole, cover and bake at 300 degrees for about a half hour--or up to an hour. To serve--place on platter, making sure the carrots and raisins show on top.

QABILI PILAU WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• In large skillet, brown onion in 2 tbsp oil.
• Add chicken and brown lightly.
• Add 2 cups water, salt, cinnamon, cumin and cardamom.
• Cover and simmer until meat is tender, about one hour.
• Remove chicken and set aside.
• Set juice aside.
• Saute carrots and brown sugar in 4 tbsp oil until lightly browned.
• Remove and set aside.
• Add raisins to oil and cook until they swell up.
• Remove and set aside.
• Return the juice to the skillet.
• Add rice and 4 cups water and bring to a boil.
• Simmer until the water is absorbed.
• Pre-heat oven to 300.
• Mix the meat, carrots, raisins and rice.
• Place in a large casserole, cover and bake for 30 minutes.