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073. Uzbek pilaf (recipe)

They say that when Alexander the Great was conquering the world, he was greatly annoyed at having to stop three times a day and cook. So he thought and thought, and announced that he needed a dish that would be both filling (eat once — not hungry all day) and simple to cook. Why am I telling you this? I'd long wanted to learn to cook real Uzbek pilaf: with lamb, all sorts of spices and in a kazan. Recently Artem @izdato posted a recipe for exactly that kind of pilaf on his blog. Did I manage to cook it? Details under the cut! Read more »»