Ayiatic Tavvas

Name: Ayiatic Tavvas
Cuisine: Cypriot
Ingredients: 7-8 large dry onions, sliced; ½ cup finely chopped parsley; 2 level teaspoons 'artysia' (cumin); 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 tablespoon dried mint; 3 vegetable stock cubes; 2 teaspoons salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 3 ripe tomatoes, grated; 1 cup tomato juice; ½ cup good oil (olive oil); 3 cups parboiled rice; ½ kilo lamb, cut into cubes; ½ kilo pork or chicken, cut into cubes; 5 cups water

Recipe by Foteini Papavasileiou & Charithea Papavasileiou

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INGREDIENTS

7-8 large dry onions, sliced
½ cup finely chopped parsley
2 level teaspoons 'artysia' (cumin)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon dried mint
3 vegetable stock cubes
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3 ripe tomatoes, grated
1 cup tomato juice
½ cup good oil (olive oil)
3 cups parboiled rice
½ kilo lamb, cut into cubes
½ kilo pork or chicken, cut into cubes
5 cups water

METHOD

In a bowl, mix all ingredients except the water. Stir well.
Place the Ayiatic Tavvas (a traditional Cypriot baked dish) in the special container (tavvas) or in a baking pan.
Pour in the water, cover tightly, and bake in a preheated oven until the meat is cooked, about 2 hours.