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Food/Recipe
California Tahdig
Prep20 mins
Cook60 mins
Total80 mins
🌍 Middle Eastern🍽️ Main Course👥 6 servings
Ingredients
- 🍚 Rice – long grain basmati
- 🥔 Potatoes – thinly sliced
- 🧅 Onion – thinly sliced
- 🌿 Fresh herbs – chopped (parsley, dill)
- 🍋 Lemon juice – 2 tablespoons
- 🥄 Saffron – a pinch, steeped in hot water
- 🧈 Butter – or oil
Instructions
- 🍚 Rinse rice and soak in salted water for 30 minutes.
- 🔥 Parboil rice until slightly firm, then drain.
- 🥔 In a pot, layer thinly sliced potatoes at the bottom.
- 🍚 Mix rice with saffron water and herbs. Gently layer over potatoes.
- 🧈 Drizzle melted butter or oil over the rice. Cover and cook on low heat until crispy and golden.
