Nice, flavorful dish. Loved the rice and the carrots. The ground beef needed a little flavor. Next time I may add some additional browned onions directly in with the meat. I had a little trouble as I was preparing the dish because step 2 stated to preheat the oven to 325 F but nowhere in the remaining directions did it state to put anything into the oven. However, I quickly did a search online and found the same recipe with baking instructions at http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/recipes.html . So, in step 9, I poured the reserved juice over the rice; then for ease I just spread the ground beef evenly over the top of the rice and then sprinkled the shredded carrots over the top of the ground beef; I then covered my baking dish with foil and baked for 40 minutes. Thank you for posting! We enjoyed the meal. Made for Every Day is a Holiday tag.
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Delicious, love the seasonings. Is the onion supposed to vanish? Mine did but it left the flavor behind. I grated it with the fine blade since the recipe wanted pulp, I got pulp alright, lol. The flavors come out mild so the whole family should enjoy this. It's not difficult to put together and is a treat that you don't have every day in North America :D
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I thought this dish was pretty good. It definitely has a lot of flavor and yet is simple at the same time. The onion flavor especially if you brown them well is excellent. The only thing I wished I would've done was add raisins, that would've made it especially delicious, but unfortunately I couldn't find any in our cupboards. I wasn't able to add saffron which I am sure would have added a lot to the dish that I am unaware of. I can't wait to make this again with raisins and if I can afford it saffron. :) Other than that though it was a great lunch that we all enjoyed. Thanks for posting! Made for Ramadan Tag 2010
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i remember a discussion here on Zaar if saffron is worth its money. Well, people wondering about that have just nor tried this beautiful dish!
Thanks for sharing, made for ZWT6.
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The first time I tried this dish was close to twenty years ago and I understood then as I do now why it is Afghanistan's national dish. This is the first time though I've made it with beef (instead of the requisite lamb.) And not just any beef-grass fed from a local farm. Easy, delicious, satisfying, exotic all rolled into one! Thanks for posting another winner, UmmBinat! Reviewed for N*A*M*E tag.
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