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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Wash the rice, then soak in a mixture of 2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt, for 3 hours. | 2. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium low heat, add cinnamon, cardamom, and black peppercorns; saute until fragrant, about 4 minutes. | 3. Drain the rice, add to saucepan, stir to coat; increase heat to medium high. | 4. Stir in pistachios and/or barberries, if using; add enough water to cover rice by 1/2 inch and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt. | 5. Stick with me here, cut a piece of parchment paper to cover water surface, place lid on pan and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. | 6. Lift lid, remove parchment paper, and drizzle rice with saffron water; replace paper and lid and cook until water is absorbed and rice is tender, 4 to 5 minutes. | 7. Meanwhile, whisk together the yogurt with the crushed garlic, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and a pinch of pepper, or to taste. | 8. Serve rice with caramelized onions sprinkled over top, and the seasoned yogurt on the side. | 9. NOTE: To make caramelized crispy onions, peel and halve an onion, and slice each half thinly. Slowly fry the onion in about 1 cup oil in a large saucepan or frying pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion turns a rich mahogany color. Strain on paper towels. The oil, now infused with the onion flavor, can be saved for other uses. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
basmati rice	1	cup		-	-	-	-
sea salt				-	-	-	-
butter	5 1/2	tablespoons		470.25	21.6068	14.6932	39.6
cinnamon	1/2			-	-	-	-
green cardamom pod	5		cracked	-	-	-	-
black peppercorn	3			-	-	-	-
pistachio nut	2	tablespoons	chopped	86.1	4.1774	3.0996	6.9679
barberry	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
water	1	pinch	boiling	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
greek yogurt	3/4	cup		-	-	-	-
garlic clove	1		crushed	-	-	-	-
onion			caramelized	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.