Ingredients:
• 4 large firm Tomatoes
• 1 cup – cooked Rice
• 1/4 cup – Raisins
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup – Pine Nuts / Almonds / cashews
• 125 gms – ground lamb
• 1 tbsp – parsley, chopped
• 1 tsp – baharat spice (see preparation steps)
• 2 tbsp – grated cheese
• 2 tbsp – oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
Method:
- Cut the tops of the tomatoes and keep aside.
- Scoop out the flesh and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions till transparent. Add the baharat spice and meat and brown.
- Brown the pine nuts and then the raisins, cooked rice, parsley, salt, pepper and tomato pulp.
- Stir fry for several mins.
- Fill the tomatoes with this mixture, replace the tops and brush with oil and top with cheese.
- Place in a shallow baking dish and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 dig C.
- Serve hot with chicken or meat preparations.
- To make the baharat spice:
- 4 parts black pepper
- 4 parts paprika
- 1 part coriander
- 1 part cinnamon
- 1 part cumin
- 1 part cloves
- 1 part nutmeg
- 1 part ginger
- 1 part green cardamom
- Dry roast and grind all the ingredients to a fine powder. Store in an airtight container.