Assyrian Baked Rice Recipes

GREEN LENTILS AND RICE ASSYRIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Place the lentils into a pot and cover with the water. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat for 5 minutes, then cover and remove from heat. Meanwhile, rinse the rice in cold water until water comes out clear.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the rice for about 1 minute, until the grains turn opaque and white, then stir in the lentils and water. Bring the rice mixture to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to medium-low for 5 minutes. Stir once, then cover and reduce heat further to low. Continue cooking, covered (don't remove the lid!) until the rice is tender, about 15 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in the skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking and stirring until the onion is very tender and dark brown, 15 to 20 minutes more. When the rice is ready, stir in the caramelized onion and season with salt.

SIMPLE BAKED RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Spread long-grain rice into prepared casserole dish.
• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir carrot, celery, and onion in hot oil until onion is soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Stir garlic into mixture; cook and stir 1 minute more. Increase heat to high; add chicken stock and bay leaf to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour the mixture over the rice in the casserole dish. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until the rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid, about 20 minutes more. Remove and discard bay leaf; season with black pepper. Fluff with a fork to serve.

ASSYRIAN CHICKEN AND POTATOES WITH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Mix turmeric, cinnamon, cumin, salt, paprika, and parsley together.
• Rub mixture all over chicken.
• Saute onion in butter and oil. l add garlic.
• Brown chicken.
• Take out put in a casserole dish.
• Add cooked potatoes and cook until lightly browned.
• Put potatoes in casserole dish over chicken.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes.
• Uncover; bake another 20 minutes.
• Start rice when you uncover chicken.
• Heat oil; add rinsed rice and turmeric.
• Fry until puffed not burned.
• Add boiling water; bring to a boil.
• Cover; cook 20 minutes; serve under chicken.
• Bake; cover.

ASSYRIAN BAKED RICE

Steps:

• 1. Cover the rice with cold water and the salt. Soak overnight.
• 2. Bring 3 quarts of cold water to a boil. Drain the soaked rice and add to the boiling water. Boil for 5 to 7 minutes, or until one kernel of rice tastes half-cooked, but not soft.
• 3. Pour rice into a colander and rinse with cold water. Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
• 4. Use some of the butter to coat the bottom of a roasting pan, with a cover. Pour rice over butter, stirring into rice the remaining butter.
• 5. Cover and bake for 45 minutes. shaking the pan twice during baking to mix butter and rice.