dinner · everyday
Shah plov
Azerbaijan's crown pilaf: saffron rice with lamb, chestnuts and dried fruit, baked inside a golden lavash dome.
- Time
- 150min
- Steps
- 5
Ingredients
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Contains milk and wheat.
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Method
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1
Brown lamb with onions, add fruit, chestnuts and cinnamon and a splash of water; cook 20 minutes.
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2
Line a buttered pot with lavash, overlapping and overhanging.
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3
Layer rice and meat, drizzling butter and saffron.
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4
Fold lavash over the top and brush with butter.
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5
Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 1 hour; invert and cut the crown at the table.
