Ginger and sesame pilav (plov azzari)
28/06/10 10:51 Filed in: Food
Pilavs are rice dishes found throughout the Middle
East. This is a quick and easy one to make.
50g/2 oz butter or ghee (I prefer goat butter)
250g/9 oz long grain rice (ideally basmati)
half teaspoon ground ginger powder
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
600ml/1 pint boiling water
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
black pepper to taste
Preheat the oven to 180° C, 350°F, gas mark 4.
Thoroughly wash and drain the rice.
Use an ovenproof casserole dish and over a low/medium heat melt the butter. Be careful not to let the butter overheat and brown.
Put the rice into the melted butter and fry for about ten minutes, stirring continuously so as not to brown it.
Add the ginger and sesame seeds. Stir in for another two minutes.
Carefully pour in the boiling water. Add salt and pepper. make sure there is no rice sticking to the side of the dish. Remove from the heat and place in the oven for 30 minutes.
When the time is up, turn off the oven. Remove the dish and mix the rice with a fork. Put back in the cooling oven for another 10 minutes or until ready to serve. Mix with a fork again and top with slivered almonds (optional).
250g/9 oz long grain rice (ideally basmati)
half teaspoon ground ginger powder
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
600ml/1 pint boiling water
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
black pepper to taste
Preheat the oven to 180° C, 350°F, gas mark 4.
Thoroughly wash and drain the rice.
Use an ovenproof casserole dish and over a low/medium heat melt the butter. Be careful not to let the butter overheat and brown.
Put the rice into the melted butter and fry for about ten minutes, stirring continuously so as not to brown it.
Add the ginger and sesame seeds. Stir in for another two minutes.
Carefully pour in the boiling water. Add salt and pepper. make sure there is no rice sticking to the side of the dish. Remove from the heat and place in the oven for 30 minutes.
When the time is up, turn off the oven. Remove the dish and mix the rice with a fork. Put back in the cooling oven for another 10 minutes or until ready to serve. Mix with a fork again and top with slivered almonds (optional).
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