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Sami Tamimi’s recipes for slow-cooked lamb with spicy pickled lemon and jewelled Easter rice
This Easter feast is steeped in the flavours and traditions of the Middle East
TL;DR
- The article provides recipes for a Middle Eastern Easter feast: slow-cooked lamb with spicy pickled lemon and ruz mfalfal (jewelled Easter rice).
- Slow-cooked lamb is marinated overnight with spices and slow-cooked until tender, served with a spicy pickled lemon condiment.
- Ruz mfalfal is a fluffy rice dish with spices, carrots, peas, dried fruits, nuts, and herbs, intended to accompany the lamb.
- Lamb symbolizes generosity and celebration, especially during Easter in the Middle East and Mediterranean.
- Ruz mfalfal is considered a central festive dish, especially in Arab Christian homes during Easter.