Turkish Rice
Ingredients
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons pine nuts
1 small onion, chopped
1 cup rice, rinsed well
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon allspice
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons currants/raisins
1 and ½ cups hot water
¼ cup parsley
- Optional topping
1-2 tablespoons pine nuts
Directions
- Heat olive oil in a pan. Add in 2 tablespoons of pine nuts and onions. Cook until onions become translucent.
- Add in rice, salt, sugar, cinnamon, allspice and raisins. Cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Pour 1 and ½ cups hot water and let it cook covered over medium heat until it boils.
- Bring the heat to the lowest when it starts to boil and let it simmer until the rice is soft and all the water is gone.
- When there isn’t any water left in the pan, remove from the heat. Uncover, put a paper towel on the top and put the lid back. Let it sit for about 15 minutes. Uncover and add parsley. Give it a gentle stir.
- For the optional topping, put pine nuts in a pan in a single layer without adding oil. Toast until golden brown.
- Serve the rice with toasted pine nuts on the top.
Notes
- From Give Recipe