How To Make: Spiced Lamb Chops & Pearl Barley ‘Risotto’

Ingredients

• 4-6 lamb chops (at room temperature)
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
• ½ tbsp black peppercorns
• ½ tbsp coriander seeds
• ½ tbsp fennel seeds
• ½ tbsp sesame seeds
• ½ tbsp sumac
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 ½ tbsp pul biber (aka Aleppo pepper, alternatively use chilli flakes)
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 250 g pearl barley (rinsed under cold water)
• 150 g dried sour cherries
• 6 shallots (finely sliced)
• 4 cloves garlic (finely sliced)
• 125 g butter
• 6 tbsp thick yoghurt
• 2-4 pita/flat breads
• Fine sea salt
• 25 ml Extra virgin olive oil
• Neutral cooking oil (such as rapeseed or vegetable oil)