Mansaf
Dinner · Levantine · Ready in 110 min · Serves 2
Traditional Jordanian lamb dish served with jameed (dried yogurt) sauce and topped with pine nuts, served over fragrant white rice.
Per serving
- Calories
- 580
- Protein
- 30 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 26 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Vitamins and minerals, % of a day’s needs
- Iron40%
- Vitamin D1%
- B12349%
- Zinc159%
- Magnesium51%
- Omega-365%
Worked out from the ingredients. How we work out our numbers
Ingredients
- 500 g Lamb shoulder, cubed
- 250 g Jameed (dried yogurt balls)
- 200 g Onions, sliced
- 280 g White rice
- 50 g Pine nuts
- 60 g Ghee
- 800 ml Water
- 5 g Salt & black pepper
Method
- 1
Soak jameed balls in warm water for 15 minutes until soft. Blend or mash into a smooth sauce.
- 2
Heat ghee in a large pot. Brown lamb cubes on all sides with sliced onions until golden.
- 3
Pour jameed sauce over lamb. Add water and salt. Simmer covered for 60 minutes until lamb is tender.
- 4
Cook rice separately until fluffy. Toast pine nuts in a dry pan. Layer rice on a platter, top with lamb and sauce, sprinkle pine nuts.
