World Flavors Cookbook

Roz bil Laham (Rice with Lamb)

Fluffy long-grain rice cooked with tender lamb and aromatic spices — a Sudanese celebration dish.

Cuisine: Sudan

Ingredients

• 500g lamb, bone-in
• 2 cups long-grain rice
• 1 onion
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cardamom
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 3 tbsp ghee

Instructions

1. Brown lamb in ghee with onion.
2. Add spices, water and simmer 40 minutes.
3. Remove lamb. Add rice to the broth.
4. Cook covered until rice absorbs all liquid.
5. Serve rice topped with lamb pieces.