arabian cook

arabian cook : Prawns and Rice


Another delicious Saudi Arabian
main meal.
½ kg (16 oz) uncooked prawns,
cleaned
2 cups long grain rice, washed and
drained
¼ cup frozen green peas
¼ cup finely chopped carrots
1 tspn salt
¼ tspn ground saffron
1 tspn grated green ginger or ¼ tspn
ground dried ginger
¼ tspn ground piquant pepper
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed with a dash of
salt
¼ cup vegetable oil
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Fry prawns in oil for 5 minutes
over high heat. Remove from
heat and put on absorbent
paper. Add all ingredients except
rice to pot, stirring constantly for
2 minutes.
Add 1 liter water and bring to a
boil for 10 minutes over
moderate heat.
Add rice and see that water is
covering mixture. If not, add
some.
Cook for 15 minutes then lower
heat, cook for another 10
minutes until rice is cooked. Stir
in prawns until cooked.
Serve hot with sesame paste
dip.



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