| 1 lb Lean lamb or beef stew meat | | 1 lb Lamb or beef soup bones | | 7 cup ,water | | 1 x Limu omani (dried lime), optional | | Freshly ground black pepper | | 2 tbl Ghee or butter | | 1 lrg Onion, finely chopped | | 2 tsp Turmeric | | 1 cup Prunes, pitted | | 12 cup Dried apricot halves | | 1/2 cup Dried peaches, chopped | | 1/3 x To 1/2 cup brown sugar | | 1 x To 2 T. lemon or lime juice |
| | Cut meat into small cubes and place in a soup pot with bones, water, and dried lime if available. Bring slowly to the boil, skimming when necessary. Add salt and pepper , cover and simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is almost tender. Remove bones and dried lime if used. | | In a frying pan, heat ghee or butter and fry onion until transparent, stir in turmeric , and cook until lightly browned. Add to soup with dried fruits | | (these may be washed if necessary, but do not require soaking). Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add sugar and lemon or lime juice to taste so that soup has a pleasant sweet-sour flavor. Serve hot. |
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