Name: Individual Tart Cherry Rice and Lamb Meatballs under a Lavash Bread Crust
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Servings: 6
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 4 pounds fresh or frozen pitted tart cherries, or cherries in light syrup (38 ounce jars), drained; ½ cup vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon ground saffron dissolved in 2 tablespoons rosewater; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 cup butter; 1 large onion, peeled and grated; 1 tablespoon slivered almonds; ½ teaspoon turmeric; ½ cup grape molasses; ½ teaspoon pepper; 6 discs of lavash bread cut to fit the bottom of the individual pans; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 large onion peeled and thinly sliced; 3 cups long-grain basmati rice; 1 pound ground lamb or beef; 2 tablespoons melted butter; 2 tablespoons slivered pistachios; ¼ cup cherry syrup; 2 cups sugar

Preparation info

Servings:
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 50

Appears in

From Persia to Napa

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2015

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Ingredients

4 pounds fresh or frozen pitted tart cherries, or cherries in light syrup (38 ounce jars), drained
2

Asia
Iran
Main course

Method

Place cherries, sugar, grape molasses, 2 tablespoons butter and ½ teaspoon cinnamon in a medium-sized saucepan. Cook for 35 minutes over high heat. Remove from heat. Strain the cherri

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