Lamb and vegetable pilaf
- Age: 18–24 months (Toddler meals)
- Texture: Family meal
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 35 min
- Makes: 2 adults and 2 children
Ingredients
- 300 g lamb, diced small
- 200 g rice
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, diced
- 4 tbsp peas
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 500 ml unsalted stock
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Contains: None of the common allergens
Method
- Brown the lamb in the oil with the onion; add the spices and carrot.
- Add the rice and stock; cover and simmer 25 minutes until the rice is soft and the liquid absorbed. Add the peas for the last 5.
- Chop your child's lamb small; salt the adults' plates.
Safety: Lamb cooked through and chopped small. Cool cooked rice quickly. Serve your child's portion first, then salt the rest for the adults. Under three, the daily limit is about 2 g of salt in total.
Storage: Eat the day it is made.
Tip: One pot, Middle Eastern spicing, and rice that clumps for small hands.
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