Ic Pilav (Turkish Rice with Currants and Pine Nuts)
Rice cooked in olive oil with onions and enriched with pine nuts, currants and allspice, cinnamon and black pepper.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 35 grams (1.23 oz) pine nuts, plus more for optional topping
- 300 grams (1.08 cups) rice, Rinsed well. We use Turkish Baldo rice. Italian Arborio would work too. If you can't find these, use long grain rice.
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¾ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, or use more if you want
- 35 grams (1.23 oz) currants
- 375 ml (1.1 cups) boiling water
- ¼ cup parsley, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh dill, chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
- Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion and pine nuts, and cook until the onion becomes translucent.
- Add the rice and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the salt, black pepper, allspice, cinnamon, and currants, and cook for 1 more minute.
- Pour in the boiling water and cover the pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Once it starts to boil, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and let it simmer until the rice is tender and all the liquid is absorbed.
- Remove from the heat and let the rice rest, covered, for about 10 minutes. Add the chopped parsley and dill, then gently fluff with a fork or a spoon.
- For the optional topping, toast the pine nuts in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring often, until golden.
- Serve the ic pilav topped with the toasted pine nuts.
NOTES
We give the measurements in grams and milliliters to keep the rice-to-water ratio more accurate and consistent.
If you’re using cups, think of it as about 1 cup rice to 1¼ cups water as a starting point. You can adjust slightly after trying it once or twice, depending on your rice and pan.
NUTRITION
Calories: 431kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 7gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 599mgPotassium: 282mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 556IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
ADDITIONAL INFO
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