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Chelow Kabab

Name: Chelow Kabab
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 400g minced lamb; 1 onion, grated; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp sumac; 300g basmati rice; large pinch saffron dissolved in hot water; 3 tbsp butter; tomatoes to grill alongside

Iranian saffron rice with grilled minced lamb koobideh — the national dish of Iran served with butter and raw egg yolk.

Total time

50 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Middle Eastern

Ingredients

400gminced lamb

1onion, grated

1/2 tspblack pepper

1/2 tspsumac

300gbasmati rice

large pinchsaffron dissolved in hot water

3 tbspbutter

tomatoesto grill alongside

Instructions

Mix lamb, onion, pepper and sumac. Knead thoroughly. Mould onto flat skewers.

Grill over hot coals 8–10 minutes, turning frequently.

Cook rice with saffron butter on top.

Serve rice and koobideh with grilled tomato, sumac and raw egg yolk over butter.

Best eaten immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

180

Protein

3.1g

Fat

Carbs

21.9g

Fiber

1.1g

Sodium

4mg