Stuffed Pigeon with Rice

Ingredients

• •2 cleaned pigeons
• •1 cup rice
• •2 tbsp butter
• •¼ tsp ground cardamom
• •¼ tsp cinnamon
• •Salt and black pepper

Steps

1. 1Rinse the rice well and soak in hot water for 15 minutes.
2. 2Melt butter in a pan and lightly toast the rice with the spices and salt.
3. 3Stuff the pigeons with the prepared rice — moderate amount only, the rice will expand.
4. 4Sew the opening shut, or close with a wooden toothpick.
5. 5Roast in the oven at 180°C for 60 minutes, until the meat and rice are cooked.