Skip to content

Ruzz bi I Mukassarat - Egyptian Rice with Nuts

Rice, pine nuts and raisins simmered on the stove.

35 min · Serves 6 · Easy

Serves
6

Ingredients

Time
Prep 5 min · Cook 30 min · 35 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    Finely chop onion. In the pot where you are going to boil the rice, melt 1 tablespoon butter and fry onions until light brown.

  2. 2

    Add rice, fry, stirring, until slightly glassy. Add stock, salt to taste (if necessary). Bring to a boil, cover pot and let simmer at low temperature for 20 minutes.

    20 min
  3. 3

    Turn off heat and let the rice stand for 10 more minutes, still covered. Meanwhile melt the other tablespoon butter in a skillet, add raisins and fry, stirring, until soft (about 2 minutes).

    2 min
  4. 4

    Add nuts and sugar to the raisins, mix well and pour into a bowl that is big enough for the rice.

  5. 5

    Fill cooked rice on top of nut-raisin mix, press down and then turn over onto plate.

Notes and swaps

Allergens
Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.

Community discussion

More to cook

Egyptian

Feteer Meshaltet

1 hr 55 min · Serves 6

Egyptian

Ful Medames

8 hr 15 min · Serves 6

Egyptian

Koshari (Kushari)

1 hr 15 min · Serves 6

Egyptian

Molokhia (Mulukhiyah)

1 hr · Serves 6