Special rice (Arabic)

When we lived in Yanbu (Saudi) for a few years, Bukhari restaurant was our weekly cheap yet tasty grilled chicken and a very tasty fragrant rice. This is my own kinda version...here goes.

3 cups sella basmati rice

2medium onions

tablespoon jeero seeds

fresh garlic 

5 cardamom pods

5 stick cinnamon 

1-2 teaspoon ground jeero

teaspoon  teaspoon sumac (local spice shop)

1 teaspoon onion powder ..makes a difference :)

fresh dunya

Method:

Boil your rice till soft , strain and put aside. Boil with 2 teaspoon olive oil, cardamom and cinnamon sticks as well as 5 pimento and 5 all spice .

next.. braise your onions with some oil, fresh garlic, jeero seeds ,cardamom pods and stick cinnamon.

when it gets brown add about half cup water, let the water absorb and add the ground jeero powder and paprika ., braise until nice and brown, add fresh danya.

Add this mixture to the rice and steam on medium , add a few blobs of butter (real) …you will love this rice especially with roasted or grilled chicken and veggies. We have this with tomato salsa , adds a unique flavor too.

Salsa:

5 tomato

1 clove garlic 

sum danya (fresh)

half onion 

1 teaspoon sugar

half teaspoon salt

Wizz the above together in a food blender..walah!

Enjoy it!!