Mix minced meat with grated onion. Season with salt and pepper. Give balls shape to the meat. Heat a frying pan and cook the meatballs for about 10 minutes and until brown in 2 tablespoons of oil.

Finely chop one of the onions. Set aside. Thinly slice remaining of the onion and fry in a pan. Keep it for garnishing.

Bring the water to a boil. Add rice, yellow split peas, chopped onion, prunes, apricots, turmeric, sugar, vinegar, oil. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Mix in the cooked meatballs. Partially cover the pot and simmer for 20 minutes.

Once it is cooked, remove from the heat. Taste and adjust sugar or vinegar to your liking. Set it for few minutes all flavour come together.

Ladle into bowls, garnish with fried onions and fried mint. Serve it warm Nosh-e jan

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