Persian Rice

Many people become extremely intimidated when it comes to making Persian rice. You have to trust me when I tell you it is really not a big deal (just dont tell anyone Persian I said that!). All you need to do is to imagine that instead of making rice, you are making pasta. Most of us know how to make pasta; it is probably what you ate everyday when you went to college! You are going to cook this rice in boiling water with oil and salt, just like pasta. You are going to wait until the rice is al dente (when you bite a grain of rice it should still have a white dot in the middle), just like pasta. Do not overcook Persian rice or your reputation as a Persian cook will suffer! And last, you are going to drain it, just like pasta.

The only difference comes next: Persian rice has one cooking step that pasta doesnt have. Persian rice gets steamed. Think of it this way—since this rice is fancyit requires a spa treatment. What is the result when you pamper yourself at the sauna? A new you! What is the result when you treat your rice to a spa treatment? Each and every grain of rice becomes its own entity and a pearl from heaven! What is the best after-effect of a spa treatment for a woman? It makes her a better wife, a better mother—and a better cook! What is the best after-effect of a spa treatment for Persian rice? The most scrumptious, crunchy, golden crust: TADIG!

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Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• cooking
• kosher
• persian
• tadig
• chelo
• rice

[PublicRoyalty100]

My Tadig got stuck to the bottom of the pot. I dont know what I did wrong?...

[kosherpersianfood]

@PublicRoyalty100 Did you use a non-stik saucepan? Tadig often sticks to metal pans. I hope the next time it comes out delicious!

[puggychu]

Wow...I love your kitchen! That is awesome to have everything without finger tips during cooking time.

[kosherpersianfood]

@puggychu Yes, I feel very blessed to have it.

[Lia1992M]

Hey, once again ! I made this yesterday for shabbath and my family loved it !!! Thanks ! The first time i made it, it was a little bit burnt, yesterday i used an other pan and it was beautiful !! :)

Hope to see more of you...

[kosherpersianfood]

@Lia1992M Thank you!



[myvideobits]

@bostanipour What do you know about Persian history and culture??? It was the greatest Empire, which spread it's culture around the world, and also accepted many other cultures, including Arabic. It's nice to see the full beauty of Persian culture like that in the video, so stop being a nerd. She is just cooking food, not teaching you history lessons.

[btnheazy03]

damn .. you're beautiful

[Ewayne36]

never mind.. i see you have a website and book, im checking it out now, awesome, thanks again! :)

[scottadler]

@PublicRoyalty100 Perhaps you should place lettuce leaves on the bottom of the pot.

[Hismamacita89]

Hi reyna!....I stumbled upon your youtube video when searching for shirazi salad!....after watching all your videos I couldn't get the hankering for bastami rice (or tadig) and shirazi salad out of my mind.....sooo I made both!...and let me tell you I've been eating both this whole week!!!...its delicious and easy!...oh and I read your story as well..thank you so much for the inporation!...your story is remarkable...thanx again!

[amash76]

you should use some saffron as well as the tumeric for the tahdig.

[turksergio]

Muteshekkirem :) It looks delicious. Greetings from Romania :) Khoda khafez :)

[kosherpersianfood]

@libragemleo Yes, thank you!

[kosherpersianfood]

@MsTrance1 Nope, I am not Persian, that is why my cookbook is called "Persian Food from the Non-Persian Bride" I make Persian food easy for all of us who did not grow up with it but love it!