VEILED RICE PILAF
Region: Siirt, Southeastern Anatolia
Cooking Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes, Plus 10 Minutes Resting
Serves: 4
Preparation: Day Before: boil and chop the chicken, soake the currants and rise.
Ingredients:
- 300 gr Medium-grains rice
- 2½ tsp Salt
- 1 Chicken
- 2 (240 gr) Medium onions, 1 quartered and 1 finely sliced
- 120 gr Butter
- 80 gr Pine nuts, toasted
- 100 gr Blanched almonds
- ½ tsp Black Pepper
- 2 tsp Dried oregano
- ½ tsp Ground cardamom
- 100 gr Currants, soaked in water for 1 hour, drained
For The Pastry Dough:
- 2 Eggs
- 100 gr Greek yoğurt
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 150 gr Plain (all-purpose) flour
- 1 tsp Mahleb (cherry seed spice)