Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2012

This was a huge hit! Followed recipe only doubled the spices. I cooked the lamb mix the night before then next morning put in a crock pot to simmer the day away. Added the spinach and cilantro about half an hour before serving...AMAZING!!

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Chuchu's Girl

Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2010

Solid. I didn't have any cilantro, used half the suggested oil and used a cup of water and half a cup of milk. Ended up adding quite a bit more spice than recommended, and about 2 tbsps of lemon juice. Also threw in 4 stems of mint. Everyone liked it, and I'll be making it again.

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collateral

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2010

Very easy and very tasty. I cooked the night before and added the spinach and cilantro the next day. I will suggest to cook the veg for only 5 min so it won't get soggy. I also heat the cumin seed, haharat and pinch of salt in a sauce pan and then add them to the stew with the veggies. It's really a very tasty dish!

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eli2884

Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2009

I thought this was fantastic! Made it with full oil too. Great as is, but may try the tomatoes and even potatoes as suggested in other comments for a different taste. Also, might want to pump up the cayenne as it wasn't very spicy dish at all.

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Darryl

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2009

This is a great recipe. I was worried about it being too watery at first so i let it cook an extra 10 minutes. once it was finished i put the rice on a platter and poured the meat and gravy down the middle making a straight line. i added some cilantro around the side for decoration

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CANDYROGERS

Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2008

I'm giving this only 4 stars because I used the recipe only as a base, adding variations suggested by other reviewers. I used leftover grilled lamb kebabs from Easter, which were already well spiced with cumin and coriander. To that base I added canned tomato and chickpeas, as suggested by others, plus the rest of the recipe ingredients. It made a great stew that was wonderful over the basmati rice and was not too spicy for the kids (I added harisa to mine to pump up the heat!). Thanks for a good recipe and thanks to the other reviewers for making it great!

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LYNNIEMILANO

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kensington, Maryland, USA

Living In: Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2007

We found this bland and boring, and I used LOTS of cayenne,

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JACKLYNJILL

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: New York, New York, USA

Reviewed: May 21, 2007

I did not like this recipe at all but I served it at a party and my guests seemed to enjoy it enough to finish it. I gave it a three because of this...not because of my own opinion

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Kara

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Eagle River, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2007

Absolutely wonderful. While I was eating it I said, "This tastes like something I'd order at a restaurant!" The modifications I made were to cut the water to 1/2 cup and add 8 oz. of tomato sauce. I also added a dash of poultry seasoning, two dashes of paprika, cornstarch to thicken, a lot of chopped mushrooms, a handful of snowpeas, and a couple handfuls of fresh Italian parsley. I served it not with rice, but with Indian Naan bread (from a recipe on this site) Wowie! Thank you for this gem.

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Chouli

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Solna, Stockholms, Sweden

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2006

We loved this recipe. I rarely cook lamb, so it's nice to have a good recipe. However, like most of the other reviewers, the oil was a problem. My sisters said, "It's enough oil to kill an Eskimo!" Next time, I will use just 2T oil to saute the vegetables & meat, then use plain rice rather than fried rice. That will be 2T rather than 3/4c oil! We didn't have fresh spinach, so I thawed & drained some frozen spinach & it was fine. I will use fresh next time. I think I will also try the seasoned flour coating for the lamb to see how that turns out.

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