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Arabian Lamb Majboos

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Macchboos also called as Majboos is a dish of rice and meat Its very popular and favorite all-in-one dish which is a specialty of Arabian, gulf countries. Its s spiced with rice that is mixed with any kind of marinated meat or seafood you may like. Here is my version of Lamb Majboos with easy to follow.

Arabian Lamb Majboos

FattySha
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Basmati rice (wash and presoaked)
  • 800 gm mutton/lamb (with bone cut into pieces)
  • 2 medium sized Onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 medium sized Tomatoes (chopped)
  • 1/2 inch ginger (chopped)
  • 4 garlic cloves (peeled n chopped)
  • 2 pc bay leaves
  • 3 pc cardamom pods
  • 3 pc cloves
  • 1 pc cinnamon stick
  • 2 pc dried black lemon/lime (can use dried lime powder also)
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • salt to taste
  • 1 cube knor beef stock
  • 8 cup water
  • 4 tbsp oil/ghee
  • 50 gm raisins (garnish)
  • 50 gm almond and cashews (chopped/sliced)roast it for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Wash the lamb meat thoroughly with cold water then pat dry with paper towel
  • Take a large Rice pot,heat oil and add in spices(cinnamon,cardamom,clove,bay leaves,dried lemon)toast it
  • add in chopped onion,garlic and ginger saute it till it get golden brown,add in tomatoes and cook it for 2-3 minutes. than
  • place the lamb pieces in pot,add in water, beef stock cube stir it well and cover with lid. let it simmer for around 90 minutes or till the meat is tender
  • remove the lamb/mutton and keep it warm. i baked the lamb pieces till my rice get cooked around 15 minute on 180 degree C. 
  • add soaked rice the lamb stock water,check the salt taste add if necessary,bring to boil, than turn down to a simmer and let it get cooked with lid on. for 15 minutes or till rice get cooked completely,and the water is absorbed..
  • There, your lamb Machboos is ready to serve. Plate the rice on a platter, spread the baked mutton pieces on the rice and garnish with roasted cashew/almonds and raisin.
Keyword basmati, biryani, lamb, majboos, meat, mutton, rice, spices

About FattySha

I am Fathima Shabandri (Fatty Sha), I am full time mom of a prince charming who keeps me always engaged and my biggest challenge is to feed him and make him attract to food.

I being the youngest child of my parents , 13th to be precise :D

From my childhood I used to always admire my Mom and my sisters brewing magic in the kitchen and that’s right where I gained my inspiration. Me being the last and the pampered one, was always exempted in cooking .As cooking was in my blood eventually the cooking worm had to strike me sometime.

My mom and all my 7 loving sisters are wonderful Chefs and Alhamdulillah. I was also blessed with wonderful In laws specially a loving and a caring Mother In law who is very dear n near to my heart..She is also a super chef with unique ideas and talents to do unique dish out of very simple ingredients. She has also been my source of inspiration for cooking after i got married. My pampering did not stop after my wedding as my mother and my sister in law also pampered me the same way.

Last but not the least my Biggest Inspiration to write this website and blog was my husband. My better half who is also a big foody,who has a big sweet tooth (Quite a big one) :D. My husband is my pillar of strength and true critic who has always inspired me to come up with beautiful and tasty food and also believed I should write a blog which would help newbies to cook and enjoy the art of plating and spreading love with family and friends.. And all the credits for my food photography goes to my husband.

Slowly i started to cook and started to present my dishes to enhance and add value to the food i cook so that is not only tasty to eat but beautiful to look . This plays heavily on the cliche that we “eat with our eyes”. But it also a trick which can play in to your hands as chef or a home cook..

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