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Fair Trade Recipes for a Fairer World


Moarraq

An interesting lamb dish from Saudi Arabia.

Ingredients

450 gm diced lamb
2 cloves garlic
45 ml fresh chopped parsley
10 ml cayenne pepper
225 gm long grain brown basmati FAIRTRADE rice
315 ml boiling water
Equal Exchange Fair Trade Palestinian olive oil
1 red pepper
5 ml salt
6 small onions
18 black olives
FAIRTRADE Sources
Spices
Rice
Olive Oil

Method

Preparation

Skin and crush the garlic.
De-seed and chop the pepper.
Top and tail, skin and finely chop the onions.
Wash the rice.

Cooking

Heat the oil and cook the onions for a few minutes.
Add the garlic, meat, red pepper and season and cook for 5 minutes stirring frequently.
Add the boiling water, cover and cook for 2 hours over moderate heat.
Drain the rice and add with the olives to the meat. Cook for 30 minutes until the liquid is absorbed.

To serve

Stir in the parsley at the last moment and serve hot.

Variation

1) Use 10 ml dried parsley instead of fresh.
2) Add 50 gm Fair trade Raisins or Apricots (soaked) with the boiling water.