How to Make the Best Tahchin Ever in 5 Steps
Tahchin is one of the most popular and lovely Iranian foods that can make you fall in love with Persian cuisine. This sumptuous dish has every element of a superb Persian food inside to create perfection. You look at Tahchin and see the golden Tahdig (the scorched rice) shining with a thick layer of oil on it, and feel its crunchy texture in between your teeth. The fragrance of saffron fills the air, and you can savor the deliciousness of this Persian spice.
Servings: 4 person
Calories: 540kcal
Ingredients
- Rice: 2 cups
- Onion: 1 large
- Chicken or meat: 600 gr
- Greek Yogurt: 250 gr
- Egg yolks: 3
- Barberries: As much as you want
- Saffron threads: ½ teaspoon
- Salt and pepper: 1 tablespoon
- Oil or butter: 50 gr
Instructions
- Step One: Chop the onion and stir it with chicken or meat in a pot for 6 minutes, then add the spices and dried berries.
- Step Two: Boil the soaked rice for a few minutes until seeing rice seeds floating on the water, then drain it.
- Step Three: Combine the rice with yoghurt, eggs and saffron in a bowl and stir them well.
- Step Four: Pick a pot, put some oil in it and put a layer of rice on the bottom of it. Then you need a layer of the meat that you prepared on it. Continue this process until you are out of ingredients.
- Step Five: Put the pot on heat or inside the oven that you preheated to 400 F. After about an hour you can dig in.
Notes
You can design your Tahchin with sliced pistachios and dried berries.