Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef (you can use lamb, lean ground beef.. just what ever you have on hand)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme (or za'taar)
• 1 teaspoon dried coriander
• 1 teaspoon dry cumin
• 1 onion
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/2 cup short-grain rice (Egyptian rice if you can get your hands on it... but italian rice will do fine)