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Mbahal

URL: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/mbahal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • ½ cup dried black-eyed peas, soaked overnight, drained
  • 3 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt
  • 2 Tbsp peanut or vegetable oil
  • 8 oz boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 1" pieces
  • 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 4 cups low-sodium chicken or beef broth
  • 1 small Italian eggplant, cut into 1" pieces
  • 1 whole habanero or Scotch bonnet chile
  • 2 whole bay leaves
  • 2–3 Tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 Tbsp tamarind paste (optional)
  • 10 pods okra, trimmed
  • 1 cup creamy natural peanut butter
  • 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • as needed none lime wedges (for serving)

Instructions

  1. Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.
  2. If using dried black-eyed peas, boil them with salt until tender, then drain.
  3. Heat oil in a pot, brown the lamb, then cook the onion until softened.
  4. Add tomatoes and tomato paste, cooking until the tomatoes blister and soften.
  5. Pour in broth and add eggplant, chile, bay leaves, fish sauce, and salt; simmer until eggplant is softened.
  6. Add okra and cook until softened, then set aside the vegetables.
  7. Stir in peanut butter, then add the drained rice and cook until tender and thickened.
  8. Discard bay leaves, stir in pepper and the reserved black-eyed peas.
  9. Serve topped with the reserved vegetables and lime wedges.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
6
Calories
450
Total fat
15g
Total carbohydrates
60g
Total protein
20g
Sodium
800mg
Cholesterol
50mg

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