Nasi Arab (Arabian inspired rice)

(Credit to Kak Jariah)

THE INGREDIENTS • 1/2kg lamb or chicken • 2-3 cups of rice • 2 tablespoon ground cinnamon • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper • 5-6 carrots • 2 large onions • Tomato puree • Salt to taste THE METHOD 1• Mix the ground cinnamon, nutmeg , cardamom and black pepper. Marinate the mix to the lamb for about 1/2 - 1 hour.

3• Soak the amount of rice in water.

4• Chop the carrots and onions. 5• Shallow fry the lamb or chicken until half cooked, then lay this in the rice cooker. 6• Then fry carrots in the same pan (with no oil) just half cooked and lay this on top of the meat in the rice cooker. 7• Then fry the onions the same way and lay this on top of the carrots in the rice cooker.

8• Now drain the rice and pour the rice over the onion. 9• Mix water with tomato puree and salt. The quantity of water should be enough to cover the rice in the rice cooker.

10• Pour this mix over the rice, make sure it doesn't sink the rice. It should only just cover the rice. 11• Now put the rice cooker on and wait for rice to cook. Enjoy!