Turkish Cuisine
Ingredients:
- 1 medium
onion, sliced.
- 4 cups
freshly shredded carrots.
- 2 tbsp
vegetable oil.
- 2 cups water.
- 1½ tsp salt.
- ¾ cup raisins.
- 1½ cups white
basmati rice.
- 5 tbsp raw
slivered almonds.
- ½ tsp vegetable
oil.
Directions:
- In a 3 qt
sauté pan, heat oil and cook onions at medium heat for about
5 minutes or until translucent.
- Add shredded
carrots and continue cooking at medium-low heat for about 7 minutes.
- Add water,
salt and raisins and bring to a boil.
- Add rice and
stir well.
- Bring to a
boil, cover and simmer for 25 minutes.
- In a separate
skillet, slivered almonds in ½ tsp of vegetable oil until golden brown, 3 to 5
minutes and set aside.
- Uncover the
rice and quickly and gently fluff it up with a fork. Put the lid back on and
let it sit for 10 minutes.
- Top with
almonds before serving.