Name: Armenian Rice with Pumpkin (Ermeni pilavı)
Yield: Serves 4-5
Cuisine: Armenia
Ingredients: 1 pint/600 ml water; 1½ lb/675 g peeled pumpkin flesh, finely sliced and parboiled; 2-3 oz/60-90 g sugar; 3 oz/90 g ordinary butter; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds, crushed; 1 tablespoon sultanas, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 8 oz/225 g long-grain rice; 1 tablespoon clarified butter; 3-4 cloves

Preparation info

Serves
4-5

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Classic Turkish Cooking

By Ghillie Basan

Published 1995

About

This unusual sweet and fruity caramelized rice dish, of Armenian origin, is particularly good served in the winter with grilled or roasted meat. Melted honey can he used instead of sugar.

Ingredients

8 oz/225 g long-grain rice
1½ lb/675

Method

Preheat oven to 400F/Mark 6/200C
Wash the rice and drain. Melt the clarified butter in a deep pan, soften the onion and stir in the rice, cloves and sultanas. Pour over the water, season with salt and pepper, and bring the liquid to the boil. Reduce the h