Recipe - Kazakh Rice

1 One half cup Rice
1/3 cup Slivered almonds
2 Garlic cloves minced
1 Med. onion chopped
One half cup Chopped dates pitted
1/3 cup Chopped prunes pitted
3 Dried apricots chopped
1 tablespoon Salt
1 cup Lamb finely ground
cooked
1 teaspoon Vegetable oil

Mix the lamb, almonds, fruits, onion, salt, and garlic in a large bowl.
Cook the rice until almost done. Be sure to add the oil to the rice as it
cooks. Do not drain! Add the lamb mixture and finish cooking the rice.
Serve as a side dish or as main course. This is an easy dish that is a
palate pleaser. ORIGIN: Chef Pyotr Numurdaleshev, Kazakh Aul Restraunt,
Almaty, Kazakhstan

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