Basmati Rice with Toasted Noodles

Name: Basmati Rice with Toasted Noodles (Riz Basmati ma Shireeyee (riz bus-ma-tee ma shy-ree-yee))
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; ½ cup angel hair nests, broken into pieces (not angel hair pasta); 1 recipe plain Basmati Rice; ¼ teaspoon salt; Angel hair nests (not angel hair pasta) can be found in specialty markets or online, while cut fideo-fideo cortado (not coiled) sometimes called cut fideo-fideos cortos (not coiled), can be found in most grocery stores in the pasta section.; ½ cup boiling water

Riz Basmati ma Shireeyee (riz bus-ma-tee ma shy-ree-yee)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Lebanese Cuisine

By Kamal Al-Faqih

Published 2009

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Ingredients

Special Ingredients

Angel hair nests (not angel hair pasta) can be found in specialty markets or online, while cut fideo-fideo cortado (not coiled) sometimes called cut fideo-fideos cortos (not coiled), can be found in most grocery stores in the pasta section.

Asia
Lebanon
Side dish
Mediterranean
Vegan

Method

To Prepare the Basmati Rice with Toasted Noodles

Prepare the plain Basmati Rice and set it aside for 20 minutes prior to folding in the toasted noodles.

Preheat the olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add the noodle pieces and salt and pan-roast the noodles, stirring constantly. Once they begin to b