Rice and raisins are a harmonious duet that often appears in different dishes.
On the basis of these ingredients you can make a lot of goodies.
And not only sweet.
Indulge household rice dishes with raisins?
Rice with raisins - general principles of cooking
Cooking rice is an obligatory step in the preparation of any dish, regardless of the recipe. But before that, the croup is sorted, the trash is removed and well washed. Then boil in water. Its amount depends on the recipe. For some dishes need viscous porridge, for others crumbly rice.
Raisins before use, too, washed, then laid out on a towel and dried. Some dishes require steaming or just soaking dried grapes. But if the raisin itself is hard and overdried, then you can hold it a little in the water, even if it is not required by the recipe.
Recipe 1: Rice with raisins and butter
A sweet rice dish with raisins, which can be served as an afternoon snack or breakfast, is offered as a dessert. For this dish it is better to use cereal with long grains, it will turn out more beautiful.
Ingredients
• 200 grams of rice;
• 150 grams of raisins;
• 50 grams of oil;
• 40 grams of sugar;
• salt to taste.
Cooking
1. We wash the cereal several times, then pour it into a saucepan with 1.5 liters of boiling water and boil until done. Despite the fact that the dish will be sweet, water should be salted. It will make rice tastier.
2. Raise the raisins with warm, but not hot water, leave for about 20 minutes to swell the grapes and become juicier. Then drain the water, dry the raisins with a towel.
3. Melt butter in a skillet or in a small saucepan, add sugar to it, stir until dissolved.
4. Add raisins to the oil and heat well.
5. Drain off rice, add sweet raisin oil. Stir and ready!
Recipe 2: Honey Rice with Raisin
The classic recipe for honey kutya. There are many traditions associated with this dish. And they are not the same everywhere. But the recipe for kutyi from rice with raisins remains unchanged. Ingredients
• 1 cup round rice;
• 50 grams of raisins;
• 100 grams of honey.
Cooking
1. Traditional kutya is brewed in a non-flush manner. Therefore, we must strictly observe the proportions of water and rice. Pour 3 glasses of water into the pan, turn on the stove and let it boil.
2. We wash rice, we fall asleep in boiling water and cook until ready.
3. Melt honey. Better to do it in a water bath. As soon as the honey becomes liquid, we immediately remove it. It is better not to overheat in order to preserve vitamins and the benefits of a natural product.
4. Wash the raisins and add to cooked rice.
5. Pour honey, stir and cover. Turn off the stove, leave it to cool. Raisin will absorb excess moisture, Kutya will be crumbly.
Recipe 3: Rice garnish with raisins, nuts, spices
An unusual recipe for rice side dish with flavored additives. A dish with oriental notes will also appeal to vegetarians and will help to diversify the menu during the post. Nuts can take any, in the recipe used almonds. But not less tasty is obtained with walnuts.
Ingredients
• 200 grams of rice;
• 50 grams of raisins;
• 30 grams of dried apricots;
• 50 grams of almond;
• 2 spoons of any butter;
• 1 carrot;
• 2 glasses of water;
• salt;
• cumin;
• turmeric;
• black pepper.
Cooking
1. Enumerate rice from litter. It is advisable to use long-grain basmati. Then we wash in several waters, we merge. Add 2 cups of boiling water, salt and cook over low heat under the lid until soft.
2. Rub the cleaned carrot and fry with two spoons of oil.
3. Fill the carrot with black pepper, add turmeric, cumin, you can put other oriental spices.
4. Shift the rice into the pan with carrots and warm it up together.
5. We cut dried apricots and almonds, wash the raisins and also send them to the pan.
6. Mix and Tom on low heat for two minutes. Turn off and the dish is ready!
Recipe 4: Sweet rice pilaf with raisins and carrots
A popular dish of Central Asian origin. It is quite tasty, sweet, can also be prepared for different purposes, served as a main dish or dessert. Ingredients
• 1 cup rice;
• 0.5 cups of raisins;
• 2 spoons of honey;
• 1 large carrot;
• 2 spoons of butter;
• cinnamon;
• barberry;
• cardamom.
Cooking
1. Clean the carrot and cut into small cubes. You can simply rub, but it turns out more beautiful.
2. Raisins need to wash and pour for 5 minutes with hot water, almost boiling water. Then the liquid is drained.
3. Rice is also washed, filled with cold water, leave for 10 minutes.
4. Put oil in a cauldron or pan, heat it up.
5. Add carrot cubes, fry for a minute.
6. Put the honey, stir and fry a little more, until golden brown.
7. Add spices, and then raisins with washed rice. Stir.
8. Pour in some boiling water so that it covers the contents of 1.5 finger.
9. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Turn off and, without removing the cover, cover with a blanket. Half an hour later, sweet pilaf will be ready!
Recipe 5: Rice casserole with raisins and apples
Recipe for a wonderful casserole of rice with raisins, which will delight the taste not only of children. Useful and tasty dish for the whole family.
Ingredients
• 200 grams of rice;
• 500 grams of milk;
• 100 grams of raisins;
• 300 grams of apples;
• vanilla and cinnamon;
• 2 tablespoons sour cream;
• 3 eggs;
• 100 grams of sugar;
• 80 grams of oil.
Cooking
1. Wash rice. You can use any shape: round, long and even chopped.
2. Put the saucepan on the stove, pour in the milk, bring to a boil. If there is no desire to wash the plate, then do not move away.
3. Sprinkle previously cooked rice, cook porridge for 20 minutes. We remove.
4. While the rice is hot, add oil to it. Let it melt. Also add sugar and stir.
5. Apples are cleaned and cut into small cubes, enough for 0.5 cm.
6. Whip eggs with a whisk with vanilla and cinnamon, pour into warm, but by no means hot porridge.
7. Add sliced apples, followed by washed raisins.
8. We mix everything, we shift in the greased form, we cover from above with a thin layer of sour cream.
9. Bake until ready about half an hour. Exhibiting 180 degrees.
Recipe 6: Rice Bundles with Raisins
Formulation of very tender and sweet rice bits, which were often used to prepare for children in kindergartens. For this dish, you can use the remaining from the side dish of rice. Or boil it on purpose.
Ingredients
• 0.5 cup rice;
• 300 ml of water;
• 2 tsp. Sahara;
• 0.5 cups of raisins;
• butter;
• salt;
• 1 egg;
• breadcrumbs.
Cooking
1. Cook the washed rice in boiling water. Do not forget to slightly salt. It should make a thick, boiled porridge, in the end we sugar. Cooling down. If a previously prepared side dish is used, then simply add some water and boil it.
2. In the cooled porridge add washed raisins. If it is dry, then you can steam it out.
3. Put the egg there. You can add vanilla, cinnamon, fruit essences.
4. Form bits, roll in breadcrumbs and fry in oil. Instead of crackers, you can use cracker crumbs, any cookies, but not very sweet. Otherwise, the crust will quickly burn.
Recipe 7: Rice with raisins and bananas
Spectacular layered dessert, which is better placed in tall glasses. Whipped cream is used for the layer, but you can take any cream, jam or just condensed milk. From this quantity two desserts will turn out.
Ingredients
• 1 banana;
• 50 grams of rice (better than long);
• vanilla;
• 50 grams of raisins;
• 70 grams of cream;
• 2 spoons of powder.
Cooking
1. Boil rice in a large amount of boiling water, drain water, cool.
2. Whip cream with icing sugar, add vanilla.
3. Clear the banana, cut into cubes.
4. Raise the raisins for half an hour in warm water, dry them with a towel.
5. We collect dessert. To do this, take 2 glasses or bowls. Put a layer of rice on the bottom, grease with cream.
6. Spread the raisins, then again a layer of rice and cream.
7. Top falling asleep with bananas, decorate with cream and ready!
Recipe 8: Rice with raisins, dried apricots and candied fruits
Another variation of sweet rice pilaf with raisins. Although this dish is more like porridge or kutyu. Candied take any color and taste, you can mix. Rice take a long one. Ingredients
• 1 cup rice;
• 50 grams of raisins;
• 50 grams of candied fruit;
• 50 grams of dried apricots;
• 30 grams of sugar.
Cooking
1. Cook rice until the seeds are fully prepared, but it is desirable to keep them whole and dense. Water is drained
2. Soak the raisins and dried apricots. Dried apricots cut into cubes.
3. If candied large, then they also need to be cut.
4. Mix the sugar with 50 ml of water and set on the stove, boil the syrup for a minute. Then pour into rice, stir vigorously.
5. Spread raisins with candied fruits and dried apricots, stir and ready!
Rice with raisins - useful tips and tricks
• Adding salt while cooking rice will improve the taste of the finished dish. It is not necessary to salt a lot, just a small pinch.
• Cooking sweet dishes is possible not only from white rice. Supporters of healthy and dietary food can safely replace it with unpolished or any color.
• Professional cooks after pouring rice in water, the dish is interfered only once. After boiling, they reduce the heat and boil until complete readiness and evaporation of all moisture.
• The rice will be crumbly, if after cooking, without opening the lid, remove it from the heat, wrap it in a blanket and leave for half an hour.
• To wash rice is easiest in a colander with small cells. You can use the usual sieve. But if this is done in a cup, then it is better to help yourself with a spatula or spoon, you do not need to freeze your hands.
• Saffron and turmeric give rice a beautiful color. With them, the side dishes are delicious and very fragrant.
