Kid Goat Pilaf Cooked in Spiced Meat Stock | Saveur

Kid Goat Pilaf Cooked in Spiced Meat Stock | Saveur

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In Lucknow, it's said that there are more than 30 different cuts of goat, each with a different taste and texture. This dish uses parcha, the delicate, well-marbled flesh of the ribs.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup usli ghee
  • 1 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> medium red onions, cut crosswise into 1/4"-thick slices
  • 3" pieces fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 15 cloves garlic, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 4 lb. kid goat or baby lamb front and/or hind leg and rib bones, cut into 2"-long pieces with marrow exposed
  • 1 (3") sticks cinnamon
  • 5 green cardamom pods
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> tsp. black peppercorns
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 6 whole cloves
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>3</sub> cup usli ghee
  • 1 lb. bone-in pieces kid goat or baby lamb from meaty ribs, loin chops, and neck, cut into 2"-long pieces
  • 1 lb. boneless hind leg of kid goat or baby lamb, cut into 2" pieces
  • Salt
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup whole-milk yogurt
  • 1 tsp. saffron threads, crushed into a powder
  • 3 tbsp. kewra (screw pine) water
  • 3 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cups basmati rice, preferably aged for 1 year
  • 8 green cardamom pods
  • 8 whole cloves
  • 1 cup milk, scalded
  • 2 sheets silver leaf, optional

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