Gheymeh nesar (3 persons)
Ingredients:
For the meat:
- 300 g vean, cut into 3 cm cubes
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 medium onion, cut into small cubes
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cinnamon powder
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp saffron grinded and dissolved in a cup hot water
For the rice:
See saffron rice for instructions
For the garnish:
- 1 cup dried barberry berries
- 1 cup almond slices
- 1 cup pistachio slices
- 1 cup orange peel jam
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 30 g butter
The barberries:
- Add 1/3 of the butter at the same time as the barberry in a pan.
- Add all the sugar, add the saffron water and fry for 5 minutes.
The meat:
- Add the onions and a bit turmeric in another pan.
- Add the meat and roast it.
- Add the cardamom powder, pepper, cinnamon powder.
- Add the tomato paste.
- Add 6 tbsp saffron water.
- Add 1 cup of water and let the meat cook.
- Once the meat is cooked, add the barberries, the orange peel jam and the almond slices. Add some salt.
- Garnish with pistachio slices and serve with rice.