# Bukhari

Bukhari is a rice dish that consists of tender juicy lamb on a bed of sweet and flavorful rice.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 onions
- 4 carrots
- 1 kg chunky lamb pieces
- 2 cups Canary Basmati
- 1 cup brown raisins
- 0.5 cups blonde raisins
- touch oil
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 stick of cinnamon
- 4 cardamom pods
- salt & pepper
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 3 large tomatoes
- 2 tbsps toasted cumin seeds
- 6 cups water
- 2 cups long grain basmati rice

## Instructions

1. Slice two onions and four carrots.
2. Make sure that the carrots are a tiny bit chunky.
3. Blend about three tomatoes.
4. Saute the carrots in a touch of oil till they wilt a bit.
5. Add the brown and blonde raisins.
6. Once the raisins slightly puff up, remove them from the pot.
7. Add the onions and sauté them for a couple of minutes.
8. Add about 2 pounds of meat and sear them on high.
9. Add bay leaves, a stick of cinnamon, a couple of cardamom pods, 2 tablespoons of toasted cumin seeds, a tablespoon of black pepper, a tablespoon of tomato paste, and the blended tomatoes.
10. Cook everything on high for about five minutes.
11. Add about 6 cups of water and let the lamb cook for about an hour and a half till super tender.
12. Wash two cups of long grain basmati rice and let it soak for 30 minutes.
13. Give the lamb a good pinch of salt and remove it from the pot.
14. Add the rice to the pot and make sure that the water level is about a centimeter above the rice.
15. Let it boil for 5 minutes.
16. Spread the carrots and raisins on the rice, cover, and let it cook for about 20 minutes on the lowest heat possible.
17. Once it's ready, remove the carrots and raisins.
18. Flip the pot on a serving plate, garnish with the carrots and raisins, and top it with the lamb pieces.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- blender
- pot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16CWkbRaFF/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/675b5d6e-a63b-48c2-848c-58197a1cf889
- Extracted: 2025-05-04

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