RICE WITH ALMOND -PILAF

                                                      RICE WITH ALMOND


                                                                        

 

 

 

 

Pilaf is a dish which  rice is  cooked in stock or broth. History of Turkish pilaf  goes back to Ottoman Empire time. Since then pilaf has been cooked by the same technique . Turkish pilaf is simmered rice, not steamed. For good quality pilaf ,rice mustn't stuck together.
 Pilaf has an important place in ceremonial meals and every days cooking in Turkey. It can be severed as a main dish or a side dish. 

Pilaf is enriched by the addition of meat, chicken, seafood , vegetables, nuts, pulses or pasta. Turkish rice is short grain rice. 

INGREDIENTS

2 cups short grain  rice
1 cup blanched almonds
1 cup chicken stock
1 1/2 cup hot water
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 Tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon salt


PREPARATION
Put the rice in a bowl add 1 teaspoon salt, 4 cups hot water. Soak rice for 30 minutes. Wash several times until all starch is gone. Drain well.
Heat vegetable oil in a pan add almonds, stir until lightly brown.  Add rice stir until dry. Add  hot water, chicken stock and salt. Bring to boil. Cover with lid. Turn heat very low. Cook 15 minutes until liquid is absorbed. Off heat add butter, and stir. Let pilaf rest 10 minutes before serve.