Lamb pilaf with almonds & raisins

A Middle Eastern dinner for the galley that copes with rough seas, one pot, about 70 min hands-on.

  • Dinner
  • Middle Eastern
  • ⏱ 70 min
  • 🌊 Sea tolerance 4/5
  • kosher
  • halal

Ingredients

For 4 servings (one normal-appetite adult each). Per serving in brackets.

  • Lamb shoulder (diced)600 g (150 g)
  • Basmati rice320 g (80 g)
  • Onion (brown/yellow)200 g (≈ 2 onions) (50 g (≈ 0.5 onion))
  • Almonds60 g (15 g)
  • Raisins60 g (15 g)
  • Ground cinnamon2 g (0.5 g)
  • Ground cumin4 g (1 g)
  • Vegetable stock cubes12 g (3 g)

Method

  1. Brown lamb with onion and spices; add water to cover and simmer 45 minutes.
  2. Add rice, raisins and stock to cover by 1 cm; cook 15 minutes covered.
  3. Top with toasted almonds.

In the galley

  • Copes with a seaway — 4/5 for sea tolerance.
  • Plan ahead: thaw about 12 hours before.
  • Stow the main ingredients in the freezer.
  • One pot — less to secure, less washing-up with fresh water.
  • Contains: Celery, Gluten, Tree nuts, Sulphites — always check the labels of what you buy.

Per serving

💪 Protein-packed · ⚡ Night-watch fuel

kcal
858
protein
36 g
fat
41 g
carbs
87 g
sugar
13 g
fibre
5 g

From USDA FoodData Central, raw weights — a planning guide, not a label; a few values use a close stand-in.

Nutrition per serving: USDA FoodData Central — SR Legacy (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service), weighted by each ingredient's grams — a planning guide, not a label. Quantities follow standard portion sizes; this recipe hasn't been tested in a real galley yet. How we make recipes

Find more like this

Related galley recipes