Algeria

I really wanted to like this dish, I really did. Fruit with meat was such a success with the Bobotie on Friday that I was really looking forward to Algerian Lahm Lhalou, or "sweet meat". Its made with lamb, prunes, raisins and served with couscous, and although it wasn't awful, and I did finish most of it, it didn't exactly set my world on fire either. Way too sweet! I'm not a huge fan of prunes anyway, although Derek likes them quite a lot, so maybe it was just a bad choice for a dish.

Anyway here is the recipe (taken from whats4eats.com) for those who'd like to do a better job than I did!



Lahm Lhalou

Ingredients

Stewing lamb, cubed -- 300g
Cinnamon -- 1/4 teaspoon
Turmeric -- 1/4 teaspoon
Ground ginger -- 1/4 teaspoon
Oil or butter -- 1/4 cup
Water -- 1 cups
Saffron (optional) -- a few strands
Prunes -- 1/2 cup
Raisins -- 1/8 cup
Sugar -- 3-4 tbsp
Orange blossom water (you can get this in the baking section in m&s) -- 1 tbsp

I added a tin of tomatoes too towards the end, to try to make it a little nicer.


I haven't given up on Algeria though, just next time I'll omit the prunes!