3 arabic rice lamb meat Recipes

chopped lean lamb or 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb, grain rice (basmati is excellent), butter, boiling chicken broth or 3 1/2 cups boiling water, salt, black pepper, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, saffron (for color with chicken broth) (optional), pine nuts (pignoli nuts) (optional)

olive oil, divided, lamb stew meat, cut into 1 1/2-in. chunks, kosher salt, divided, pepper, divided, shallots, peeled, cut in half if large, reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided, baharat, white basmati rice, rinsed, coarsely chopped tomatoes, kabocha squash (3 1/2 to 4 lbs.), sliced chives