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.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion (finely chopped)
- 35 grams pine nuts (plus more for optional topping)
- 200 grams long grain rice (rinsed well)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- ¾ teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (or use more if you want)
- 35 grams currants
- 260 ml hot water
- 1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
- 1/4 cup fresh dill (chopped)
Instructions
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion and pine nuts, and cook until the onion becomes translucent.
- 2
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.
- 3
Pour in the boiling water and cover the pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- 4
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.
- 5
Remove from the heat and let the rice rest, covered, for about 15 minutes. Add the chopped parsley and dill, then gently fluff with a fork or a spoon.
- 6
For the optional topping, toast the pine nuts in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring often, until golden.
- 7
Serve the ic pilav topped with the toasted pine nuts.