2 garlic cloves, peeled, finely chopped
1 lemon, juice only
1 onion, thickly sliced
small bunch each of fresh flat leaf parsley, coriander and mint, chopped
1 pomegranate, seeds only
1 small red onion, finely chopped
175g/6oz bulgur wheat
350ml/12fl oz chicken stock
1 x 400g/14oz tin chopped tomatoes
110g/4oz green olives, stones removed
2 preserved lemons, rind only, chopped
75g/2½oz whole almonds
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
salt and freshly ground black pepper
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground cumin
125g/4½oz stoneless dried apricots, halved
½ tsp ground ginger
1 tbsp runny honey
2 tbsp pomegranate molasses (available from Middle Eastern grocers and some supermarkets)
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp smoked sweet paprika
100g/3½oz pistachios, roughly chopped
1 tsp ras-el-hanout
½ tsp saffron
¼ tsp ground turmeric
4 lamb shanks