Shah Pilaf

Name: Shah Pilaf
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Azerbaijan
Ingredients: 500g basmati rice, parboiled; 600g lamb, cubed and braised; 100g dried apricots; 100g raisins; 100g chestnuts; a pinch saffron in butter; thin bread or dough sheets to encase

Azerbaijan

The most spectacular dish in Azerbaijani cuisine. Served at the table still in its golden bread dome.

King pilaf — rice baked inside a crust of bread, encasing lamb, dried fruits and chestnuts. Brought to the table as a golden dome and broken open.

Prep

60 mins

Cook

90 mins

Difficulty

Hard

Calories

495 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

500gbasmati rice, parboiled

600glamb, cubed and braised

100gdried apricots

100graisins

100gchestnuts

a pinchsaffron in butter

thin bread or dough sheetsto encase

Method

Braise lamb with dried fruits and chestnuts until tender.

Line a deep oven dish with buttered bread. Fill with alternating layers of rice and lamb mixture.

Drizzle saffron butter over. Seal with bread. Bake at 180°C for 60 minutes.

Invert onto a serving plate. Break open at the table.

Chef's Tip

The bread crust must seal completely — gaps allow steam to escape and the rice won't cook properly.

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