Turkish Sour Cherry Pilaf

If you lot tin give notice imagine the sweetness too tart perfume of fresh cherries, but multiply that persuasion past times a dozen or to a greater extent than factors too you'll accept an persuasion of the well-nigh perfectly cherry-like of aromas that is obtained past times cooking dried sour cherries. And if that isn't argue plenty to add together this really odd Turkish sour cherry pilaf to your side past times side Middle Eastern themed summertime menu, endeavour imagining the warm tangy flavor of caraway seeds combined alongside the tart but refreshing sourness of cherries too the soft butteriness of perfectly cooked white basmati rice…

…it's similar cipher else than a lite too fluffy, slightly sweetness but by too large savory dinner cake spooned into the well-nigh astonishing petty morsels on your plate. If this painting present sounds inadequate it's because this dish pretty much exhausts my powers of description. But don't allow that halt you lot — this rice, adapted from Martha Rose Shulman's Turkish yogurt hummus I served alongside fresh vegetables.

Look for dried sour cherries — every bit good known every bit Morello cherries — inward well-nigh large grocery stores too inward natural nutrient stores. Readers inward London, Ontario tin give notice obtain them at Quarter Master inward Wortley Village.

Turkish Sour Cherry Pilaf

Recipe past times Lisa Turner Adapted from Mediterranean Harvest: Vegetarian Recipes from the World's Healthiest Cuisine Cuisine: Turkish Published on August 11, 2008 Simple too uniquely delicious white rice pilaf cooked alongside tart dried cherries too seasoned alongside warm aromatic caraway seeds Print this recipe Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups basmati rice 1 loving cup (3 1/2 oz or 100 g) dried sour cherries 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon brownish sugar 2 teaspoons caraway seeds 2 1/4 cups water 1 teaspoon ocean salt Optional topping: 1 loving cup patently whole fatty yogurt, drained inward cheesecloth for several hours or overnight Instructions: Generation Engelmundus Thoroughly rinse the rice nether mutual depression temperature running H2O for several minutes until the H2O runs clear. Let stand upward inward a strainer for one-half an hr or longer to air dry. Meanwhile soak the dried cherries for 10 minutes inward hot water, hence drain too prepare aside. Generation Engelmundus Melt the butter inward a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the cherries too saccharide too produce for ii to iii minutes, giving the pan frequent but gentle shakes. Stir inward the rice too caraway seeds to coat the grains alongside butter, hence add together the H2O too stir inward the salt. Raise the oestrus too convey to a boil. Reduce the oestrus to low, cover, too simmer for fifteen minutes undisturbed. Generation Engelmundus Remove from heat, take the lid, too encompass the pan alongside a dishtowel. Put the lid dorsum on too allow sit down for fifteen to a greater extent than minutes, undisturbed. Generation Engelmundus Serve warm on bowls or plates alongside yogurt if desired. Makes 4 to six servings

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