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Layered Rice and Lamb
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Layered Rice and Lamb

17 ingredients 3 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

909
Calories
63g
Protein
39g
Fat
76g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 3/4 pound lean ground lamb
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon crushed hot pepper flakes
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 3 cups cooked rice (cooked in chicken broth)
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
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Directions

1

Cook lamb with salt, cumin, coriander, nutmeg and pepper flakes in large skillet over medium heat. Remove meat mixture; set aside.

2

Cook onion, red pepper, brown sugar, turmeric, cinnamon and chili in skillet 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in rice.

3

Arrange half of rice mixture in bottom of buttered 2-quart baking dish; top with meat mixture. Arrange remaining rice mixture in smooth layer over meat. Do not pack down. Cook onion slices in butter in same skillet until soft but not brown. Garnish with onion slices. Bake at 350 degrees 15 to 20 minutes.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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