Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
13 - 19 May 1999
Issue No. 429
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Index of issues This week's issue

 
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Baked rice

By Moushira Abdel-Malek

Ingredients:

2 cups rice (short grain)
1 litre whole milk
1 chicken stock cube
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. corn oil
1 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. cream

Method:

Wash the rice until the water runs clear. Strain well and place in a large deep oven dish. Combine milk, stock cube and salt in a large pan. Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Pour over the rice, cov-r and leave to soak for half an hour. Preheat oven at 220¡C. Add oil and butter to rice, stir-ing them in with a spoon. Add the cream sparingly on top and bake uncovered for one hour or less, until top is browned. Serve with grilled veal chops and a rich green salad, or aside with baked chicken and gravy, beetroot salad and sautéed veg-tables.

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