Shplo

==Description==
Category:Persian Recipes
Yes, you read it correctly, this is shplo. No festive Bukharan meal is complete without Shplo. This marvelous rice dish, which generally contains Onion, pieces of Lamb and/or Chicken, carrot slices, and Raisins, is one of the most popular Bukharan dishes. 
===Ingredients===
 
* 3 cups good rice, well rinsed,and soaked in cold water 
* 3 large chopped onions 
* 5 peeled carrots, cut into thin slices 
* 2 lbs Lamb, cut into cubes of about 1 inch 
* 2 teaspoons ground cumin 
* 1 cup cooked garbanzo Beans 
* 1/3 cup black Raisins 
 salt 
 fresh ground black pepper 
* 1/2 cup oil ("or" melted Lamb fat) 
===Directions===
* In a large pot, try the meat until well-browned on all sides. 
* Add Onion and continue to fry another 5 minutes. 
* Add 1/2 cup water, cover, and cook on small flame about half an hour. 
* Remove from pot. 
* Place half the carrot slices in pot. 
* Add meat mixture (with liquid), salt, and pepper. 
* Add remaining carrot, Chickpeas, and Raisins in that order. 
* Sprinkle on the cumin, and place the strained rice on top. 
* Cover with water and bring to a boil. 
* Cover well and cook on a low flame for 45 minutes. 
* Place on large tray in the reverse order as the pot: first the rice, etc. 
* When available scatter pomegranate seeds on rice. 
===Other Links===
==See also==
Category: Persian Meat Dishes 
Category:Meat Dishes Category:Recipes
Category:Chicken Recipes
category:Pomegranate Recipes
Category:pomegranate seeds Recipes
category:Black cumin Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:Chickpea Recipes
category:Dried Grapes Recipes
category:carrot Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:carrot Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:cumin Recipes
category:Fresh Beans Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:meat Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:meal Recipes
category:rice Recipes
category:Lamb Recipes
category:oil Recipes