Kashmiri Meatballs

== Description ==
* Ethnicity - Kashmiri, North Indian
* Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner
== Ingredients ==
* 2 onions, large, quartered 
* 2 cinnamon sticks 
* 10 cloves 
* 12 peppercorns 
* 6 cardamoms 
* 1/2 tsp coriander powder 
* 500 gms Lamb, cubed 
* salt to taste 
* 250 gms rice 
* 1-2 Tbs Sugar 
* 1 lemon, juice of 
* 1 Tbs. almonds or pine nuts 
* 1/2 tsp saffron, soaked in 1/4 Tbs. milk 
* 4 Tbs. ghii
== Directions ==
# Make bouquet garni of onions, cinnamon, cloves, 8 peppercorns, 4 cardamoms, and coriander. 
# Put bag of spices in a pan, add meat, salt, and enough water to cover. Cook until water reduces to half. 
# Remove bag of spices and squeeze out the flavor. 
# Add the Sugar and juice from 1/2 lemon; cook until liquid is syrupy. 
# In another pan, boil the rice in water with the remaining spices and some salt until barely tender; drain. 
# In a casserole, put a layer of rice, then the meat, then remaining rice. 
# Pour saffron milk over top, sprinkle with nuts, cover tightly, bake like pullao (350 F for 30-45 minutes).
Category:Kashmiri Meat Dishes
Category:Bouquet garni Recipes
Category:Pine nut Recipes
Category:Almond Recipes
Category:Saffron Recipes
Category:Rice Recipes
Category:Lamb Recipes