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

Nevin Halici

Spiced Pilaf Wrapped in Yufka

Yufkali Iç Pilavi

Preparation info

To Serve
4-6

Difficulty
Medium

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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.

Ingredients

300 g/1 oz rice
25 g/1 oz

Asia
Turkey
Main course
Mediterranean
Spicy

Method

Grease a shallow pan or mould measuring about 20 × 8 × 6 cm/8 × 3 × 2 inches and set aside.

Soak the rice in warm salted water and allow to cool. Soak the currants for 30 minutes in warm water.

Preparation info

To Serve

Difficulty

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