Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, chelo with crispy tahdig(persian steamed white rice). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chelo is Iran's culinary gift to rice lovers worldwide. That crispy rice is called tahdig, and is often prepared for special occasions or reserved for honored guests. It is rich, perfectly crisp and crunchy, and, in my opinion I was thrilled when I saw the the fine folks over at Cook's Illustrated perfected and posted a recipe for Persian style rice with a crispy crust.
Chelo with crispy tahdig(persian steamed white rice) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Chelo with crispy tahdig(persian steamed white rice) is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chelo with crispy tahdig(persian steamed white rice) using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chelo with crispy tahdig(persian steamed white rice):
- Make ready 3 cups(600 grams) iranian or basmati long grain rice
- Make ready 4 table spoon salt for soaking
- Make ready Canola oil
- Prepare Butter
- Prepare Saffron water
- Make ready Lavash bread or potatos
The grains hold their shape better during the Start with the Tahdig following the above instructions for Lavash or Yogurt & Saffron Tahdig, then layer the rice and fava beans with chopped dill and top with. Rice tahdig: The most basic types of tahdig, rice tahdig is made simply by pouring some oil into the pot and add the rice all at once. Persian Steamed White Rice - Chelow. Persian rice is the key element of Persian cuisine.
Steps to make Chelo with crispy tahdig(persian steamed white rice):
- Wash and rinse the rice until water is clear. Put rice in big bowl. Add water until one inch above the rice level. Add 4 table spoon salt and mix gently. Let rice soak in salted water at least for 2 hours.
- After 2 hour drain the rice. Boil enough water in a pot. For this amount of rice a pot with 20 cm diameter is ok. Usually I do not fill the pot with water more than two_third of the capacity. Rice need space for boiling. Put the drained rice to boiling water. After you add the rice taste the water. It should be salty. If not add onemore table spoon salt. After few minutes rice grains start coming up and you see bubbles and foam. Discard the foams.
- Check the rice grains with your thumb and second finger. You should be able to half the grain but at the middle not too soft. Now drain the rice in colander. Check the salt. If it is too salty, pour one cup of lukewarm water on top.
- Heat the pot. Pour some oil to pot.(it is better to use non stick teflon pot). When the oil is hot, assemble lavash pieces in pot.
- Add rice and make like a cone. Make some holes with end of spatula to allow steam come up better. Now cover the lid with kitchen towl. Set the heat to medium high. When the steam start coming up(about 5 minutes) pour melted butter on top. Set the heat to medium-low. Put metal sheet under the pot. Cover the pot with lid wrapped in kitchen towel. If the lid is loose. Add heavy bowl on top(as I do) to seal the por and prevent steam go out.
- After about 45 minutes(more or less depending on your stove), rice should be ready. Inside towel should look a bit wet and grains look fluffly and a bit dry around the pot. Gently with spatula take the rice and put in large plate. Add saffron water to top. You can put crispy tahdig on top of plate or serve it in other small plate.Enjoy!
This post will help you master the essential Persian rice with a crispy. Chelo Recipe - Just about every culture that cooks rice has a crispy variation, whether it is the beloved crust on the bottom of the Spanish paella, fried rice in Chinese cuisine, or Indian bhel puri (a snack of For Persians, the basic basmati rice pilaf with a crust is called chelo, and the crust itself is tahdig. Mix saffron water with steamed white rice. Use this intensely yellow rice to make designs on the Chelo. You can even cook it, freeze it, and later steam it as it defrosts!
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