Plov is a special dish with its owntraditions and even the culture of cooking, serving and eating. By the way, almost all nations that include rice in their menu have similar dishes. And besides, pilaf has become so democratic over time that it is cooked on weekdays and holidays, for adults and children. For example, fruit pilaf is perfect for a children's menu. And adults will not refuse to enjoy such an unusual dish. And if you want to learn how to cook sweet fruit pilaf, then choose a recipe. By the way, this dish will appeal not only to rice lovers, but also to those who watch their figure or adhere to the principles of vegetarian nutrition.
Sweet pilaf with carrots
Let the children think of this dish as just sweet porridge. But in reality, we will spend time preparing a delicious and aromatic fruit dish. Ingredients:
- 2 cups of rice;
- 1 carrot;
- A handful of raisins;
- Handful of dried apricots;
- A handful of prunes;
- 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar;
- A pinch of salt;
- Vegetable oil.
Preparation:Rinse the rice thoroughly in running water and then let it dry. If necessary, soak the prunes, raisins and dried apricots in warm water and leave for about half an hour, then rinse thoroughly. If the dried fruit is soft enough, simply rinse it and dry it too. Now peel and wash the carrots, cut them into thin strips and fry in vegetable oil in a cast iron or thick-bottomed frying pan. It would be ideal to use a cauldron for cooking pilaf, but you can take, for example, a duck (goose) pan. So, as soon as the carrots begin to fry, add the dried fruit to them and continue frying until the carrots become golden. To prevent sweet dried fruit and carrots from burning, fry them over moderate heat. Now, pour an even layer of rice over the carrot and fruit frying and pour boiling water over everything so that the water rises above the rice by a centimeter or one and a half. Do not stir anything! Just cover the dish with a lid, reduce the heat to minimum and leave the pilaf to simmer until the rice is ready. After tasting and realizing that the rice is ready, remove the pilaf from the heat, add sugar and salt and stir. Let it sit for another ten minutes - and you can start eating. By the way, this pilaf is also good cold.
Fruit pilaf in the multivariate
If you have this miracle device, it would be a sin not to try cooking pilaf in it. The dish turns out tasty, light and even quite dietary. Ingredients:
- 2 measuring cups of rice;
- 4 measuring glasses of water;
- 2 medium carrots;
- A handful of figs;
- Handful of dried apricots;
- A handful of raisins;
- A handful of prunes;
- 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- Half a teaspoon of turmeric;
- A teaspoon of salt.
Preparation:Everything couldn't be simpler here, and you yourself know how easy it is to cook anything in a multicooker. If necessary, soak and rinse the dried fruits, then cut the prunes and dried apricots in half, and cut the figs into small pieces. Peel, wash and chop the carrots into small strips. Now pour vegetable oil into the multicooker bowl and put them in layers: carrots and raisins, dried apricots and prunes, figs. Sprinkle the fruit with turmeric on top. Rinse the rice thoroughly, changing the water seven times! Then pour it in an even layer on top of the dried fruits and fill it with water, in which you first need to dissolve the salt. Now turn on the multicooker, set the "Pilaf" mode and boldly leave the miracle machine to cook our wonderful dish. The multicooker itself will do everything and let us know when the pilaf is ready! All we have to do is put the fragrant and beautiful pilaf on a plate and please our loved ones.
Fruit pilaf with pumpkin
Recipe from the category of vegetarian dishes. We suggest you cook fruit pilaf with pumpkin. Ingredients:
- One and a half cup of rice;
- Half a pumpkin;
- 2-3 fresh apples;
- 2 tablespoons butter;
- Half a teaspoon of salt.
Preparation (option 1):Rinse the rice thoroughly under running water and let it dry. Peel the pumpkin and cut the flesh into small pieces. Peel the apples and cut them into small slices. Now melt the butter in a frying pan with a thick bottom (or in a special pilaf dish) and pour half a glass of rice in an even layer. Next, lay out a layer of apples with pumpkin, and pour another half a glass of rice on top. In this way, lay out all the fruits and rice (rice is the last layer). Pour in water with salt dissolved in it so that the water covers the rice by about a centimeter. Cover the dish with a lid and simmer the pilaf over low heat until the rice is ready. Preparation (option 2): The same pilaf with apples and pumpkin can be cooked in the oven. To do this, we also wash the rice, then cook it until half-ready and wash it again. Peel the pumpkin and apples and cut them into small pieces. Now mix the pumpkin with rice and apples, add one or two teaspoons of honey and put the mixture in a heat-resistant dish. Place pieces of butter on top of the rice mixture and put it in a preheated oven. This pilaf is especially tasty in pots.
Fruit pilaf with apples
Another version of apple pilaf, which can be supplemented with any seasonal fruits - apricots, quince, plums. Ingredients:
- One and a half cup of rice;
- 5-6 fresh apples;
- 2 tablespoons butter;
- 1 tablespoon of honey;
- Salt on your own.
Preparation:Soak the rice in advance for about half an hour, then rinse thoroughly. Wash the fruit, remove the seeds (pits) and cut into small pieces. Melt the butter in a thick-bottomed pan and put half of the fruit. Put a layer of rice on top (also half) and again - fruit and rice. Pour in hot salted water (the water should completely cover the rice!), add honey and a little more butter. Cover the pan with a lid, put on low heat and simmer until the rice is completely done.
Bukhara pilaf with raisins
It is not true that in Central Asia they only like fatty pilaf with meat. And an example of this is the classic recipe for Bukhara pilaf. And this pilaf is prepared with raisins! Ingredients:
- 3 medium carrots;
- 2 heads of onions;
- About a kilogram of rice;
- 2 handfuls of raisins;
- Butter and salt.
Preparation: Peel and wash the carrots and onions.Cut the carrots into strips and the onion into rings. Now melt the butter in a thick-bottomed frying pan and put the carrots and onions in it, then simmer the vegetables over low heat for about ten minutes. After that, add the raisins (washed!), a glass of boiling water and cook the raisins with the vegetables for another five minutes. Next, pour the washed rice in an even layer and pour salted boiling water over it so that the water rises above the rice by about a centimeter. First, cook the pilaf over medium heat with the lid open. When the water is completely absorbed, cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat to minimum and continue cooking for another twenty minutes. Place the aromatic Bukhara pilaf on a plate in a heap and serve with a vegetable salad and herbs. You can sprinkle the pilaf with pomegranate seeds on top.
Fruit pilaf with peaches
A wonderful recipe for pilaf for a children's menu, which combines fresh and dried fruits. Ingredients:
- One and a half cup of rice:
- 150 grams of butter or vegetable oil;
- 1 tablespoon of saffron infusion;
- 200 grams of dried apricots;
- 200 grams of raisins;
- 3 fresh peaches;
- 1 cup of fresh plum;
- 100 grams of peeled almonds;
- 2 tablespoons of honey;
- 2 tablespoons of sugar;
- Half a glass of pomegranate juice;
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon;
- 2 things of a carnation.
Preparation:Pre-wash the rice and boil it in a large amount of salted water until it is not fully cooked. Then throw the rice in a colander and rinse with cold water. Now put half a glass of boiled rice in a thick-bottomed dish and mix with 100 grams of melted butter. Level the layer, cover the dish with a lid and simmer over low heat for about half an hour. During this time, the rice should be completely cooked. While the rice is fully cooked, wash, dry and cut into pieces the fruits and almonds in the remaining butter until golden brown. In a separate saucepan, cook syrup from pomegranate juice, honey and sugar. At the end of cooking the syrup, add spices and fried fruits. Boil a little more. Serve the rice, garnished with fruits in syrup. This is such a different, but very tasty pilaf with fruits you can cook! Cook with pleasure and bon appetit!
