essays-ccs/recipes/middle_eastern_rice.md
2023-09-13 08:26:48 -04:00

1.2 KiB

Middle eastern rice

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Basmati or long grain rice
  • .85 cup chicken stock
  • 3 garlic cloves ( minced )
  • 2 brown or spanish onions
  • 2 plum tomatoes
  • 2-3 black limes (loumi) or regular limes in a pinch
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 cardamom pods
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 green chili
  • 4 Tbsp Lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp veg butter
  • 2 Tbsp Veg oil
  • 1.5 Tsp salt
  • .75 Tsp ground turmeric
  • .5 Tsp black pepper

Options

  • Peel limes and then use skins as loumi, and lime juice instead of lemon juice

Recipe

  • Wash rice until water runs clear
  • Peel and dice onions
  • Dice tomatoes
  • Slice chili into small pieces
  • Add butter and oil to pot on medium heat, wait till melted
  • Add diced onion, minced garlic cloves
  • Sautee for 5-7 minutes until onions have softened. Do not let brown.
  • Add green chili and diced tomatoes, black limes, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, and bay leaves. Mix and cook for 3-5 minutes
  • Add lemon / lime juice to pot, add just enough stock to barel cover the rice. Add water if necessary
  • Turn heat up to high and boil.
  • Cover with lid. Lower heat to 2nd lowest setting.
  • Steam for 20 minutes
  • Remove lid, fluff rice with fork, put lid back on, wait 2 minutes, then its ready to serve.