Turkish Rice With Raisins And Nuts (ic Pilav)
  1. Heat olive oil in a pan. Add in 2 tablespoons of pine nuts and onions. Cook until onions become translucent.

  2. Add in rice, salt, sugar, cinnamon, allspice and raisins. Cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.

  3. Pour 1 and ½ cups hot water and let it cook covered over medium heat until it boils.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. For the optional topping, put pine nuts in a pan in a single layer without adding oil. Toast until golden brown.

  7. Serve the rice with toasted pine nuts on the top.

Course🍚Side Dish

Diets🌱Vegan🌾Gluten-free...

Category🍚Rice Dish

Cuisine🇹🇷Turkish

Occasions📆Everyday🎉Festive

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 30m

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