Tah Dig (Persian Rice)

Name: Tah Dig (Persian Rice)
Prep time: 1 h 2 min
Cook time: 1 h 2 min
Total time: 1 h 2 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters long-grain basmati rice; 2 teaspoons canola oil; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 118 milliliters plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt; 0 teaspoons crushed saffron threads; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 946 milliliters water

Tah Dig (Persian Rice) is a gluten free and vegetarian side dish. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 159 calories. A mixture of greek yogurt, canolan oil, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 2 minutes.

Instructions

Place 4 cups water in a saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Add rice; cook for 10 minutes.

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Rice

Drain. Rinse with cold water; drain.

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Water

Combine yogurt, salt, and saffron in a medium bowl.

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Saffron

Yogurt

Salt

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Bowl

Add rice to yogurt mixture, stirring well.

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Rice

Melt butter in a medium nonstick saut pan over medium heat.

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Butter

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Add oil; swirl to coat.

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Add rice mixture to pan, lightly packing rice down. Wrap a clean, dry dish towel around lid to pan, tying it at the handle; place prepared lid on pan. Cook rice, covered, over medium heat 20 minutes (do not stir or uncover). Reduce temperature to medium-low; cook an additional 20 minutes or until rice is tender on top and a golden crust forms on bottom.

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