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Turkish Style Buttery Pilaf Recipe with White Baldo Rice

                                                                              
White Rice Recipe
White Rice Recipe


 

What To Eat with White Rice Simple ?

Rice pilaf is considered among the indispensable tastes of Turkish cuisine which has become an integral part of dinner tables almost all around world. I'm sure many of you have thought about what dishes I can serve while preparing pilaf, which is your favorite food. It is possible to find delicious alternatives on my blog for those who wonder what to make with rice. I hope you will be able to please your loved ones and guests and set up an unforgettable table that they will always tell. Legumes dishes form a harmonious couple with rice recipe. You can also establish the same flavor relationship between dried beans with rice and chickpeas with rice, also by serving the dried black eyed pea recipe and cranberry beans recipe which are on my blog with the rice you have prepared. Meat dishes are also important for preparing harmonious tables with rice. You can make various metball recipes or meat stew recipes as complementary dishes for pilaf. In addition to these, you can give your loved ones an explosion of flavor with a plate of yogurt that you will put next to the rice.

What are the Rice Benefits ? 

It is known that rice, which is indispensable in Far East dishes as well as in Turkish cuisine, has many health benefits. Experts agree that rice is a healthy and nutritious food if consumed in a controlled manner. I guess I would not be exaggerating if I said rice is an integral part of a balanced nutrition. Rice, which is very rich in minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and potassium, is also a valuable food type in terms of B vitamins necessary for energy formation. Eating rice is beneficial for health because rice does not contain harmful fat, cholesterol or sodium. Rice, which is an energy source, provides the body with the necessary energy due to the high amount of carbohydrates it contains and helps the normal functioning of the brain.


How to Cook Rice ? 

Although rice cooking may seem easy to prepare at first, it is absolutely necessary to have some tips to make a successful pilaf. The steps that go on from the choice of rice to the water measure, from the cooking technique to the brewing time are the elements that increase the flavor of the rice. You can use the two simplest techniques, the boiling technique or the roasting technique, to prepare delicious pilafs. 

In the boiling technique, the rice is washed after soaking and the water is drained. A sufficient amount of salted water is boiled in a saucepan and the rice is added to the boiling water. The rice is cooked until they are long and soft and drained with the help of a colander. Butter is added to the same pot this time. And the rice is added to the melted butter and cooked by closing the lid of the pot. Cooked rice is now ready to serve after infusing for about 25-30 minutes.

In order to make pilaf with the roasting technique, the rice is first soaked in warm water. The rice is then washed and the water is filtered. Meanwhile, butter is being melted in a saucepan. Rices are roasted in melted butter by adding rice directly to the melted butter. When the rice grains are sufficiently roasted and start to become transparent, enough water and salt are added, the lid of the pot is closed and the dish is left to cook on low heat. After the rice has absorbed all its water, the bottom of the stove is turned off and left to infuse.


Serving                   : 2-4 People

Preparation Time    : 60 Minutes

Cooking Time         : 15 Minutes

Rice Ingredients    

For Soaking

1,5 Cup (300 ml) White Rice

1 Dessert Spoon of Salt

2 Cups (400 ml) Water

For Cooking

4 Tablespoons of Olive Oil

1 Teaspoon of Salt

1,5 Cup (300 ml) Boiling Water

1 Tablespoon of Butter






How to Make White Rice ?

Put 1,5 cup (300 ml) white rice in a deep bowl.

Add one dessert spoon of salt.

Pour two cups (400 ml) room temperature water.

The reason why the rice is kept in salty water is that the rice is not divided into two.

Soak the rice in the water for one hour to release its starch.

Drain the starchy water.

Wash the rice with plenty of water.

Drain the clean water well.

Put one tablespoon of butter in a seperate pot.

Pour four tablespoons of olive oil in the pot.

Add the washed rice into the melted butter.

Roast the rice about five minutes until the rices start to become transparent.

Pour 1,5 cup of (300 ml) boiling water.

Add one tablespoon of salt.

Boil the rice about ten minutes.

Close the lid of the pot.

Rice grains must not to stick each other.

When the rice absorbs its water completely, the rice is ready.

Lastly let the rice rest for fifteen minutes before serving.

Bon appetit.


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