Many people mistakenly believe that lean pilaf represents Rice porridge with carrots, garlic and onions. In fact the dish is easy to prepare without the addition of meat, while it will useful for both adults and children.
Pilaf without meat can be prepared for a summer dinner, when the body needs a hearty but light meal. Along with this he will appropriate for any family holiday.
For cooking lean pilaf, not inferior to meat original, mushrooms should be used. Best suited champignons, which are considered an excellent substitute for meat. Also to you you will need the following products: spices (to your taste), black zira, 900 g long grain rice, 800 g champignons, 3 heads large onions and as many carrots, 2 heads of garlic, 300 ml sunflower oil.
Cooking steps
1. Preparation of vegetables. Immediately rinse everything thoroughly, and then chop carrots, chop coarsely mushrooms and chop onions into half rings. Rice after washing for half an hour, hold in a bowl with cold water.
2. Cooking zirvak. Saute the onions until golden shade, and then add carrots with spices and salt. how only the carrots will become soft – toss the mushrooms and fry everything over high heat for 4 minutes. Then pour the vegetables boiling water (one and a half glasses is enough), dip the garlic, expose low fire and wait 20 minutes.
3. Fig. After the specified time, garlic is necessary pull out, strain rice and fill it on top of zirvak. Now pour everything in so that it slightly covers the rice. Increase the fire to maximum and wait until the water drops to zirvak and cereal will not become transparent. Then you need to stick the garlic, sprinkle rice with zira, set the fire to a minimum, cover everything with a lid and wait another half hour. The dish is ready! However, before serving be sure to mix it.
