It is no secret to anyone that raisins are not only tasty, but also very useful dried fruit. After all, it retains all the vitamins and nutrients that are characteristic of fresh grapes. Raisins are quite widespread in cooking. Use it in cooking since time immemorial. Raisins are added to compotes, pastries, various fillings.
Rice with raisins is quite popular among professionals and housewives. It is notable for simplicity of preparation and amazing taste. So, for this dish you will need directly rice (500 grams) and, of course, raisins (85 grams). And also 1 liter of water, butter, sugar, cinnamon and salt - to taste.
Put rice in a deep saucepan, to which add raisins. Fill everything with water, salt a little and mix. Bring the mass to a boil, and then add cinnamon. Make a smaller fire and cover.
On such a fire, let the rice be blacked out for about 8-10 minutes, so that it becomes soft and all the water evaporates. In the prepared rice with raisins, put slices of butter and sprinkle a little cinnamon on top. The dish will turn out delicious and aromatic.
This method of preparation is the simplest and fastest. There are many recipes for Rice with Raisins, which contain a variety of ingredients. For example, rice with raisins is very useful and tasty, the recipe for which also involves the addition of nuts.
To prepare it, take 450 grams of rice, 150 grams of nuts and raisins, as well as one or two (to taste) tablespoons of honey, a glass of milk, one tablespoon (incomplete) butter, sugar, lemon peel and salt.
Rinse thoroughly. Add salt, oil, a little lemon peel, sugar and fill with water so that it only slightly covers the rice. Cover and place in the oven, previously preheated to 190 degrees. When the water evaporates, pour in the milk. Do not mix.
Approximately 10-12 minutes before the end of cooking, pour the washed raisins into the porridge. Bring rice with raisins to readiness. Put it on a plate with a slide, sprinkle with toasted crushed nuts and pour over melted honey.
In addition to recipes for making sweet rice, there are also other dishes without sweetness in taste. So, a very hearty and appetizing dish is obtained from rice with raisins and chicken liver. And its main advantage is that it can be served both as a main dish and as a side dish for fried meat.
To cook rice with raisins and chicken liver, take 3 cups of rice, a glass of raisins soaked in water, 300 grams of liver (chicken), a glass of finely chopped dill, half a glass of pine nuts, 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon, salt, olive oil and pepper .
First boil until half cooked rice. You can cook in large quantities of water, but it is better still in chicken broth. Heat olive oil in a large skillet until it smokes slightly. Put chicken liver in it , fry thoroughly and add raisins with pine nuts to it. Mix everything and pour this mixture to the rice. Stir again and add pepper and cinnamon. Cook over another ten minutes on low heat. Sprinkle with dill at the end of cooking.
It should be noted that kutia from rice with raisins is very tender, aromatic and tasty. So, you need a glass of rice, 100 grams of almonds, dried apricots and raisins, as well as sugar to taste.
Pour rice with water and slowly bring to a boil. Remove immediately from heat and rinse with running water. Send the rice to the pan, fill it with water again and cook until tender. Then discard it on a sieve and cool. Meanwhile, scald the almonds, peel and chop finely. Add sugar slightly diluted with water here, mix and combine with rice.
Rinse dried apricots and raisins and scald them as well. Add to kutya, mix and sprinkle with sugar. Serve ready-made rice kuti with lean milk.
Good appetite!