1 cup long grain rice, rinsed and cooked by preferred method

500 g premium beef mince (or mixture of lamb and beef mince)

4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

2 tbspn tomato paste

2 tspn turmeric

1 tspn cardamon

cinnamon

nutmeg (optional)

1 tbspn dried parsley

1 tspn oregano

1 tspn mint

lots of fresh ground pepper and salt

1 x 400 g tin peeled Italian tomatoes

300 ml + chicken stock

4 cloves garlic, extra, peeled