Qidra (Lamb and Rice with Whole Garlic)

Ingredients

• 1 kg meat on the bone
• 2 cups Indian rice, soaked
• 3 whole heads of garlic
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp qidra spice
• 1 tbsp turmeric
• Whole spices (bay leaf, 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 cloves, a pinch of nutmeg, 1 tsp black pepper)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup cooked chickpeas
• 2 liters water

Method

1. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker and soften the onion.
2. Add the meat and brown it, then add the spices and garlic, then the water. Skim the foam, close the lid and cook for an hour (you need about 3 cups of stock).
3. Once the meat is cooked, add the rice and chickpeas, let it boil until the water is absorbed, then lower the heat until the rice is done. Serve with cucumber yogurt salad.