Hot spiced beef, yellow split pea and rice pilaf dish with Medjool dates and hardboiled eggs.
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Eastern Madras Lamb pilaf recipe with Medjool dates
This tasty pilaf has rice, split peas, spices and eggs to create a delicious filling meal.
Ingredients
| 110g | yellow split peas |
| 225g | basmati rice |
| 450g | minced lamb (can also be made with beef) |
| 2 | large onions, quartered |
| 4 0z | Medjool dates chopped |
| 20g butter or 2 tablespoons | olive oil |
| ¼tsp | organic turmeric |
| ¼tsp | organic black pepper, finely ground |
| ¼tsp | organic Madras curry powder |
| ¼tsp | Steenbergs Organic natural sea salt |
| 3 | hard-boiled organic & free range eggs |
| 4tbsp | almonds, blanched and chopped |
| 1 | large onion, chopped finely and sautéed in butter until translucent |
| 200ml | vegetable stock |
Method
- Cook the split peas until tender, drain and mash. Cook rice in water until tender, rinse and drain
- Boil the eggs for 7 minutes till hard boiled, cool, peel and cut in half and save till later
- Add lamb mince, onion, dates,turmeric, pepper, Madras curry powder and sea salt to a pan with the olive oil or butter and cookthoroughly.
- Add the split peas and rice
- Top with the halved hardboiled eggs
- Serve with fresh bread, yoghurt and salad.
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