Rice with Dates and Almonds

Name: Rice with Dates and Almonds
Cuisine: Saudi Arabian
Ingredients: 120 g (4 oz) blanched almonds, halved; 120 g (4 oz) butter; 60 g (2 oz) raisins; 2 teacups (500 g/1 lb) long-grain rice; Salt; 120 g (4 oz) dates, chopped (dried dates will do, if soft and juicy)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

An Arab dish, said to be of Bedouin origin.

Ingredients

2 teacups (500 g/1 lb) long-grain rice
Salt

Asia
Saudi Arabia
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Wash and boil the rice until not quite tender, following the recipe for chilau. Drain and keep warm.

Fry the almonds in 60 g (2 oz) butter until