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Kalam Polow
ngredients: (4 servings)

• long-grain or basmati rice, 500 grams
• ground beef or lamb, 400 grams
• cabbage, 750 grams
• onions, 2 large
• tomato paste, 3-4 teaspoons
• cooking oil
• salt
• black pepper
• turmeric
Directions:
Peel and thinly slice onions. Fry in oil over medium heat until
slightly golden. Add meat, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and
turmeric and mix well. Fry over medium heat for about 15 minutes
until meat changes color.
Wash and finely chop cabbage. Fry in oil over medium heat for
5-10 minutes. Add two glasses of hot water, salt, pepper and
tomato paste and cook over medium heat for 10-15 minutes. Add
cabbage to meat and mix well.
Prepare kateh or polow. If making kateh, when water has mostly
boiled off, add cabbage-meat, mix well and continue cooking. If
making polow, when rice is half-cooked and rinsed, add
cabbage-meat to rice in layers and continue cooking.
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