Iranian Rice Granita with Sour Cherries

Name: Iranian Rice Granita with Sour Cherries
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: Servings: 6
Cuisine: Iran
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 2½ cups water; ¼ cup fresh blackberries or sour cherry or pomegranate syrup*; 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice; ¼ cup fresh blackberries or sour cherry or pomegranate syrup*; ¼ cup fresh blackberries or sour cherry or pomegranate syrup*; These noodles can be made from rice or wheat starch.; Pour the mixture into a wide and shallow (about 1-inch-deep) Pyrex, or metal pan and place in the freezer, for about 1 hour, until firm. Transfer the sorbet to a blender and run the machine. Gradually add the noodles.; These noodles can be made from rice or wheat starch.; These noodles can be made from rice or wheat starch.; 4 ounces thin rice-stick noodles or rice vermicelli, snipped into 3-inch lengths using scissors, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes, drained.; ¼ teaspoon salt; 4 ounces thin rice-stick noodles or rice vermicelli, snipped into 3-inch lengths using scissors, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes, drained.; 4 ounces thin rice-stick noodles or rice vermicelli, snipped into 3-inch lengths using scissors, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes, drained.; 1 tablespoon cooking rose water; 2 tablespoons pistachios; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; ¼ cup fresh lime juice

Preparation info

Servings:
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

Ingredients

2½ cups water
2 cups sugar
4 ounces

Asia
Iran
Dessert
Vegan
ice cream
Southeast Asia

Method

Bring 8 cups of water to a boil and drop in the noodles. Boil for 5 minutes, drain and rinse in cold water.
Combine the water and sugar, and stir well until the sugar has completely dissolved. Add the remaining ingredients, except the noodles and stir well.
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