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Aush (Afghan Lamb Chili)

At a Glance

Prep
20 minutes
Cook
6 hours
Total
6 hours 20 minutes
Servings
8 serving(s)

Categories

  • Main Course
  • Afghan
  • Simmered
  • Spinach

Allergens

  • Milk
  • Wheat

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 8. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 471.9 per serving 3775.2 for selected servings
Fat 21.6g per serving 172.8g for selected servings
Sugar 4g per serving 32g for selected servings
Protein 21.2g per serving 169.6g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 49.4g per serving 395.2g for selected servings

A spicy and complex chili recipe from Afghanistan, with browned lamb, chickpeas, spinach, and lots of spices!

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Equipment

Skillet, Dutch oven or cast iron pot, Pot

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground lamb
  • 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach
  • 1 (11 ounce) can chickpeas
  • 2 (11 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
  • 4 teaspoons dried mint
  • 4 minced garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 5 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 6 teaspoons garam masala
  • 16 ounces dry fettuccine pasta
  • 1 gold onion
  • 1 cup sour cream

Instructions

  1. Thaw and thoroughly drain the frozen spinach.

  2. Brown ground lamb in skillet, then remove to a cast iron pot or dutch oven. Leave the drippings in the skillet.

  3. Chop one gold/yellow onion.

  4. Use the drippings in the skillet to cook 1 chopped onion until almost translucent. Use slotted spoon to add the cooked onions to the pot with the lamb.

  5. Add the diced tomatoes (with juice), the chickpeas (drained), the chopped spinach, the minced garlic, and all of the dry spices to the pot.

  6. Simmer pot for 6 hours on low heat.

  7. Boil salted water for fettucini.

  8. Break fettucini in half and cook for 8 minutes at a low boil.

  9. Stir 1 cup sour cream into simmer pot.

  10. Serve chili hot over drained fettucini!

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