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Baghala Polo with Shanks

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Ingredients

Recipe servings:
8 Servings

This dish has been optimized for 8 servings. Quantity and times may need to be varied. Here you can find more information about adjusted portion sizes:

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recipe ingredient
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Vegetable oil
2  tbsp
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Onions, finely chopped
1  large
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Meat steak
1500  g
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Water
10  cups
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salt
1  pinch
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Saffron
1  pinch
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Water
10  cups
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Basmati rice, soaked and drained
2.5  cups
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Shallots, chopped
3  cups
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Frozen broad beans, thawed, peeled and split
2  cups
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Butter 
2  tbsp
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Vegetable oil
2  tbsp
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MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon
2  cubes
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Water
125  mL

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Nutritional Information

Carbohydrates
29.21 g
Energy
372.33 kcal
Fats
9.41 g
Protein
42.84 g

Recipe steps

6 min

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In a large pot; heat vegetable oil and fry onion slices for 2-3 mins or until yellow in color. Add lamb shanks and stir for 4 mins or until shanks change color.
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Add water, salt, and saffron and bring to boil. Cover and simmer over low heat for 2 hours or until shanks are cooked.
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Meanwhile, place another large pot and boil the water. Add the rice and simmer for 5 mins, then add the dill and the broad beans and stir gently and simmer again for 15 seconds. Remove from heat and drain in a strainer.
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Pour the melted butter in the large pot and place the prepared rice over. Combine the vegetable oil with the dissolved MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon cubes together in a small bowl and pour them on the rice.
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Cover the pot firmly with aluminum foil and the pot lid on top and place over a low heat for 45 mins or until rice is completely cooked.
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Serve the rice in a large platter and the shanks on top.

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