One-Pot Lamb Shanks & Rice

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Ingredients
4-6 lamb shanks
1 onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
salt, to taste
freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
5-6 garlic cloves, grated
2-3 tablespoons plain yogurt
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2-3 cloves
2 Bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick
2-3 cups Basmati rice, rinsed and soaked in cool water for 15 minutes
Instructions
Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large pot.
Brown the lamb shanks on all sides in a few batches. Remove from pot and set aside.
Add the onion and cook until golden brown. About 15 minutes.
Add the garlic and all of the spices and warm through until toasted. 1 minute.
Add the yogurt, the lamb shanks, salt and pepper and enough water to cover the lamb.
Bring to a boil and cover the pot with the lid. Cook over medium-low heat for an hour and a half or until the meat is falling off the bones.
Optional: remove the meat form the bones and discard the bones. Add the meat back to the pot.
Drain the rice and add it to the pot along with 3 teaspoons salt and enough water to cover the rice. There should be 1 inch of liquid above the rice (see video) or 3 cups of liquid (if adding 3 cups of rice).
Bring to a boil. Cover te pot and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Gently toss the rice and serve.
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