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Chalau Afghan Steamed Rice

Name: Chalau Afghan Steamed Rice
Total time: 1 h 18 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 600 g basmati rice; 60 ml vegetable oil; 2 tsp salt; 1 L cold water, enough to stand about 2 cm above the rice

Long-grain rice that is first toasted in oil, then steamed under a towel-wrapped lid until every grain is separate and fluffy. It is the base for almost every Afghan stew.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on20 min
Total1 h 18 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

600 gbasmati rice
60 mlvegetable oil
2 tspsalt
1 Lcold water, enough to stand about 2 cm above the rice

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Rice
Cabbage family (any)

Taste

Salty
Richness / fat

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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