Qabuli Palaw - National Dish of Afghanistan (Day 76)

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Ingredients:
Stock (Yakhni)
o 1kg mutton, bone in
o 2 cloves garlic
o 1 onion (sliced)
o Salt
Rice (Palaw)
o 3 glasses of Sella rice, soaked in room temperature water for 2 hours before cooking
o Char Masla (a blend of cinnamon, cloves, black cardamom, green cardamom, and cumin)
o Oil and salt
Carrot topping
o 4 medium sized carrots, julienne cut
o 1 big handful red raisins
o 1 big handful nuts (I use almonds and pistachios) soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes and then blanched and slivered.
o Sugar
o Oil
Instructions:
1. Add all the ingredients for the Stock (Yakhni) to a pot and cover with enough water to submerge all the meat. Bring to a boil and then cover until the meat is tender. I use a pressure cooker and cook the meat for 30 minutes.
2. heat 3-4 tbsp. of oil in a pan and add the carrots. Fry them on medium heat for around 5 minutes. Add the raisins to the pan and mix with carrots, but turn off the heat quickly. Add the almonds and pistachios afterwards and mix.
3. Remove the carrots mixture from the pan into a bowl, add 2 tbsp. of sugar, and mix all.
4. Boil water in a heavy based pot, add the rice, and briefly stir to make sure it does not stick together. Check after 3-4 minutes, and if the rice corns are soft on the outside and still firm inside, it means the rice is pre-cooked. Turn off the heat, and drain the rice in a colander. Add the rice back to the pot.
5. In another pot, bring 2 glasses of water to boil, and add the oil which was used for frying the carrots. I also add a few tbsp. of the stock (Yakhni).
6. Fry 2 tbsp. of sugar with 1 tbsp. of oil in another pan, until it turns dark brown. Take it off the heat, and let it cool down for 5 minutes. Then, add 0.5 glass of water, turn the heat back on until the caramelized sugar is dissolved with the water.
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[@madmousetales]

Ahh I’ve wanted to try qabuli Palau for eveerrrr😊❤

[@ash1451]

Looks delicious 😋