Name: Spiced Pilaf Wrapped in Yufka (Yufkali Iç Pilavi)
Yield: To Serve 4-6
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: 300 g/1 oz rice; 1 quantity of yufka; 1 tsp caster sugar; 200 g/7 oz lamb’s liver, finely chopped; 150 g/5 oz butter; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; 100 g/3½ oz onions, finely chopped; 100 g/3½ oz tomatoes, peeled, sliced and deseeded or 25 g/1 oz tomato purée; 25 g/1 oz currants; 25 g/1 oz pine nuts; 1 tsp salt; ⅛ tsp ground cardamom; ¼ tsp ground allspice; ¼ tsp red pepper; ¼ tsp ground black pepper

Preparation info

To Serve
4-6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Nevin Halici's Turkish Cookbook

By Nevin Halici

Published 1989

About

Iç pilavı is one of the finest and tastiest of all pilafs. It may be served on its own or wrapped in yufka (thin sheets of dough like filo), as below.