Bahraini Sweet Rice Muhammar Recipes

MUHAMMAR (BAHRAIN)

Steps:

• Mix saffron into rose water
• Boil 6 cups of water on the stove in a large saucepan. Once boiling, add rice. Mix well, then cook for about 8 minutes, uncovered. Rice should only be about half cooked. Drain.
• Heat 1/3 cup of ghee in the saucepan. Add rice.
• Pour sugar, honey, cardamom, saffron, and rose water over the rice and mix.
• Use the handle end of a wooden spoon to put three holes in the rice mixture. Coat paper towels in water and lay around the rim of the pot. Once the lid is on, this will create steam to help cook the rice.
• Cover and cook the rice on a very low heat for 10-15 minutes. Do not stir.
• Transfer to serving platter and pour 1/4 cup of melted ghee over the rice. Pieces of the rice should be crunchy! Enjoy!

BAHRAINI SWEET RICE (MUHAMMAR)

Steps:

• In a small bowl or Arabian coffee cup (perfect size) put saffron, rose water and the cardamom.
• Wash the white Basmati rice until the water runs clear.
• In a large heavy pot boil the water.
• Stir in salt and rice and return water to a boil stirring occasionally.
• Boil uncovered for 8 minutes.
• Drain.
• Melt the butter or ghee in the same pan the rice was cooked. Add the rice back in with sugar and or honey.
• Sprinkle the rose water and spices on top of the rice.
• Using the end of a wooden spoon, make 3 small holes in the rice.
• Cover the pan with a paper towel and place lid tightly on top.
• Cook over low heat about 20 minutes, until done. (I personally leave the dish on one of the vents from the oven to my stove which is underneath when the oven is preheated at 325F until serving up to 2 hours later).
• Please try this dish with Recipe #372093 because they go extremely well together.
• Enjoy.

MUHAMMAR (BAHRAIN SWEET RICE)

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine saffron, cardamom pods, cloves, and rose water; let steep while preparing the remainder of this recipe.
• In a saucepan, bring 6 cups of water to a boil; stir in rice and parboil for 8 minutes then drain.
• Stir sugar into the drained rice.
• In a saucepan (use the same one), heat the ghee or butter, then add the sweetened rice; sprinkle the rose water mixture over the top.
• Cover the rim of the saucepan with a cloth or use paper towels to form a tight seal when the lid is placed on the pan; steam over very low heat until rice is tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Transfer to a serving platter and top with additional melted butter if desired.

TRADITIONAL BAHRAINI MUHAMMAR - SWEET RICE DISH

Steps:

• Soak together saffron, cardamom, cloves, and rosewater; leave aside to steep.
• Add rice to 6 cups of lightly salted boiling water: boil to half cooked - about 8 minutes; drain.
• Stir sugar through the hot rice.
• Heat the ghee or butter in the same pan the rice was boiled and add the sweetened rice. Sprinkle the rose water mix on top.
• Cover the rim of pan with a cloth or paper towels and place lid on tightly.
• Cook over very low heat about 20-25 minutes. Transfer to serving platter.
• Top with melted butter.