Dampukht (Balochi Meat Pulao) — دم پخت
A fragrant Balochi meat-and-rice dish cooked slowly on “dam” (trapped steam) with plenty of onions and oil until the meat falls off the bone.
Ingredients
- 1 kg mutton, on the bone
- 3 large onions, sliced
- 1 cup oil
- 3 cups basmati rice, soaked
- Whole spices (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves)
- Salt to taste
Method
- Fry onions in oil until deep golden. Add mutton and whole spices; brown well.
- Add water, cover and simmer until the meat is tender.
- Add the soaked rice and enough water to cook it. Bring to a boil.
- Lower the heat, seal the lid and cook on dam for 20 minutes. Rest, then fluff gently.