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Turkish lamb pilau

Name: Turkish lamb pilau
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: turkish
Ingredients: Handful Pine Nuts; 1 tablespoon Olive Oil; 1 Large Chopped Onion; 2 Cinnamon; 500 g Lamb; 250 g Basmati Rice; 1 Lamb Stock; 12 Dried Apricots; Handful Mint

A classic Turkish lamb from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

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servings

838

cal / serving

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Origin

Categorized as Turkish Lamb in TheMealDB. Original source: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/turkish-lamb-pilau

Ingredients

HandfulPine Nuts
1 tablespoonOlive Oil
1 Large ChoppedOnion
2Cinnamon
500 gLamb
250 gBasmati Rice
1Lamb Stock
12Dried Apricots
HandfulMint

Instructions

01
Dry-fry the pine nuts or almonds in a large pan until lightly toasted, then tip onto a plate. Add the oil to the pan, then fry the onion and cinnamon together until starting to turn golden. Turn up the heat, stir in the lamb, fry until the meat changes colour, then tip in the rice and cook for 1 min, stirring all the time.
02
Pour in 500ml boiling water, crumble in the stock cube, add the apricots, then season to taste. Turn the heat down, cover and simmer for 12 mins until the rice is tender and the stock has been absorbed. Toss in the pine nuts and mint and serve.