A subtly scented rice served at weddings and special occasions in much of the Muslim world. The rice needs to be soaked for three hours before cooking but after this it is very quick to cook. This version is from ” Moro:the Cookbook” by Sam and Sam Clark.
Ingredients
- 80 g unsalted butter
- 1/2 cinnamon stick
- 5 green cardamon pods cracked
- 3 black peppercorns
- 200 g basmati rice washed and soaked in salted water for 3 hours, then drained well
- 2 tbsps roughly chopped pitachio nuts optional
- 2 tbsps barberries optional
- 1 good pinch saffron threads infused in 4 tbsps boiling water
- sea salt
To serve:
- 200 g greek yoghurt seasoned with 1 crushed garlic clove, salt and pepper
- Caramalized Crispy Onions
Servings:
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium to low heat. Add the cinnamon, cardamon pods and peppercorns and gently fry the spices for about 4 minutes until fragrant.
- Add the drained rice to the butter and stir to coat for a minute. Increase the heat to medium high and if you are using pistachios and/ or barberries stir them in.
- Pour enough water over the rice to cover by about 1 cm and season with salt. Rest some greaseproof paper on the surface of the water then place a lid on the pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Lift the lid and paper off the pan and drizzle the saffron water evenly over the rice. Replace the paper and lid, turn down the heat to medium low and cook for a further 4-5 minutes.
- Serve with the crispy onions on top and seasoned yoghurt on the side.
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