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Kestaneli iç pilav — chestnut and apricot rice

  • Main course
  • Turkish

A rice pilaf with chestnuts, dried apricots, currants and pine nuts, flavoured with cinnamon and herbs.

Active time30 min

Cooking30 min

Total1 hResting : 10 min

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Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 1 small bunch of dill
  • 1 small bunch of flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 tbsp salted butter
  • 170 g pitted dried apricots
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 770 ml water
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp pine nuts
  • ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp dried currants
  • 350 g uncooked long-grain rice
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 170 g peeled cooked chestnuts

Preparation

  1. Cover the currants with warm water and soak for 15 minutes. Soak the rice separately in warm water for 10 minutes. Drain separately, then rinse the rice with cold water. Discard the soaking water. Peel and chop the onion. Cut the apricots and chestnuts into pieces. Wash and chop the parsley and dill.

    1 onion
    1 small bunch of dill
    1 small bunch of flat-leaf parsley
    170 g pitted dried apricots
    2 tbsp dried currants
    350 g uncooked long-grain rice
    170 g peeled cooked chestnuts
    • mixing bowl
    • fine sieve
    • knife
    • chopping board

  2. Heat the water for the rice in a separate small saucepan. Heat the butter and oil in a saucepan. Sauté the onion for about 8 minutes. Add the pine nuts and stir for 2 minutes, until starting to turn golden. Stir in the drained currants, apricots, chestnuts, cinnamon and rice. Add the hot water, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes, until the water is absorbed and the rice cooked.

    2 tbsp salted butter
    2 tsp ground cinnamon
    770 ml water
    2 tbsp olive oil
    3 tbsp pine nuts
    ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
    ½ tsp salt
    • saucepan
    • spoon
    • small saucepan

  3. Remove from the heat. Place a clean cloth beneath the lid and rest for 10 minutes, keeping the cloth edges away from heat. Gently stir in the parsley, dill and lemon juice. Serve hot.

    1 tbsp lemon juice
    • saucepan
    • clean cloth
    • spoon

Allergens

  • Milk

Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Eggs, Fish, Gluten, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.

Kestaneli iç pilav — chestnut and apricot rice