Armenian Rice Pilaf With Mushrooms

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 1 cup mushroom, thickly sliced
• 1 small green pepper
• 1 medium tomato, peeled,seeded and chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 cup basmati rice, uncooked
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric or 1/4 teaspoon saffron
• 1 3/4 cups vegetable broth or 1 3/4 cups stock
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley, , for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan or casserole, melt the butter over moderate heat.
• 2 add the onion, mushrooms and sliced green pepper and cook gently until they begin to soften.
• 3 stir in the tomato together with the garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
• 4 now add the rice and the turmeric or powdered saffron, and cook 2 minutes until grains are thoroughly coated with butter but not browned, stirring constantly.
• 5 pour in the broth (stock), sprinkle with salt and bring to a boil, stirring.
• 6 reduce the heat to low.
• 7 cover and simmer for approximately 20 minutes or until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender but still firm to the bite-- not mushy.
• 8 gently fluff the rice with a fork.
• 9 spoon onto a heated serving platter, being careful not to mash it, and sprinkle with chopped parsley.