3 central asian Recipes

rice, lamb shoulder, vegetable oil, onions, carrots, garlic cloves, crushed red pepper flakes, cumin, coriander, pepper, salt

vegetable oil or rendered lamb fat, coarsely chopped onions (about 3 medium onions), potatoes, cubed, carrots, coarsely chopped, ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped, cumin seed, ground, dried chile pepper flakes or crumbled dried red chile, salt, freshly ground black pepper, boiling water or mild stock, mung dal , soaked overnight in water to cover, cooked long-grain white rice (or 1 cup uncooked rice, cooked while mung beans cook), mint (optional), plain yogurt