Meat and Carrot Rice Recipe

Pilaf recipes that combine many flavors are delicious. Colorful pilafs, which contain all the vitamins from vegetables to meat, are enjoyed by the family and eaten as a main course.

Rice with meat and carrots is also such a recipe. The rice flavored with cubed lamb meat, onion, sautéed carrots and chickpeas looks like a cake consisting of layers of cream.

How to Make Meat and Carrot Rice Recipe?

• To prepare the layered pilaf that will dazzle with its presentation; Place the rice you washed in plenty of water into a separate bowl. Add enough warm water and salt to cover it and let it sit for about 15 minutes.
• Grate the peeled carrots with the coarse side of the grater. Chop the onion into thin slices. After cleaning the fatty parts, wash the cubed lamb meat in plenty of water and drain it.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a wide-based rice pot. Sauté the cubed lamb meat over high heat until it acquires color. Add the chopped onion and continue sautéing for another 3-4 minutes.
• Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan. Sauté the grated carrots until they get a light color.
• Melt the remaining butter in a separate pot. Roast the rice in warm, drained water over medium heat until it becomes transparent. Add boiled chickpeas and mix.
• It's time to place all the ingredients in layers in the pot containing the roasted lamb meat with onions.
• Spread the lamb meat so that there is no space left on the bottom of the pot. Make sure that the roasted onions remain on the meat.
• Add the carrots that you sautéed until they get a light color, into the pot and smooth them with a spatula.
• Spread the roasted rice with boiled chickpeas on the carrot layer, leaving no space.
• After adding salt, black pepper and hot water, close the lid of the rice pot. Cook the pilaf on low heat for 15 minutes without opening the lid.
• After covering the rice with a paper towel, close the lid of the pot and let it rest for about 10 minutes.
• Serve the rested rice, which has a different flavor on each layer, after turning it upside down and placing it on a large serving plate. Share with your loved ones.