Kazakh rice

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredient
1½	cup	Rice
⅓	cup	Slivered almonds
2	eaches	Garlic cloves minced
1	each	Med. onion chopped
½	cup	Chopped dates pitted
⅓	cup	Chopped prunes pitted
3	eaches	Dried apricots chopped
1	tablespoon	Salt
1	cup	Lamb finely ground cooked
1	teaspoon	Vegetable oil

Directions

Mix the lamb, almonds, fruits, onion, salt, and garlic in a large bowl. Cook the rice until almost done. Be sure to add the oil to the rice as it cooks. Do not drain! Add the lamb mixture and finish cooking the rice. Serve as a side dish or as main course. This is an easy dish that is a palate pleaser. ORIGIN: Chef Pyotr Numurdaleshev, Kazakh Aul Restraunt, Almaty, Kazakhstan