Assyrian Baked Rice Recipes

ASSYRIAN CHICKEN AND POTATOES WITH YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Mix turmeric, cinnamon, cumin, salt, paprika, and parsley together.
• Rub mixture all over chicken.
• Saute onion in butter and oil. l add garlic.
• Brown chicken.
• Take out put in a casserole dish.
• Add cooked potatoes and cook until lightly browned.
• Put potatoes in casserole dish over chicken.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes.
• Uncover; bake another 20 minutes.
• Start rice when you uncover chicken.
• Heat oil; add rinsed rice and turmeric.
• Fry until puffed not burned.
• Add boiling water; bring to a boil.
• Cover; cook 20 minutes; serve under chicken.
• Bake; cover.

SIMPLE BAKED RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Spread long-grain rice into prepared casserole dish.
• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir carrot, celery, and onion in hot oil until onion is soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Stir garlic into mixture; cook and stir 1 minute more. Increase heat to high; add chicken stock and bay leaf to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour the mixture over the rice in the casserole dish. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until the rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid, about 20 minutes more. Remove and discard bay leaf; season with black pepper. Fluff with a fork to serve.