Aash-e Anaar
Wed, 1/07/09 – 13:21 | No Comment

Aash-e Anaar
Ingredients:
* 200 grams basmati or long-grain rice
* 1 kg mixed herbs (parsley, mint, coriander, spring-onion ends)
* 500 grams ground lamb or beef
* 3 spoons split peas
* one glass pomegranate paste
* 2 spoons marjoram
* one …

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