Tuna Rice Rio Mari

Zaid El-HassanChef

Ingredients

• 4 cans of tuna in oil
  4 can
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
  1 tablespoon
• 1 piece of butter, small or to taste
  1 piece
• 12 cloves of garlic, crushed and fried
  12 clove
• 2 carrots, chopped into cubes
  2 piece
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
  1 piece
• 2 hot peppers, chopped
  2 piece
• 1 teaspoon green ginger, ground
  1 teaspoon
• 1 teaspoon mint, chopped
  1 teaspoon
• 1 lemon juice
  1 juice
• 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses, or tamarind or Tabasco
  1 tablespoon
• Saffron dissolved in water or kadhi water as desired
  0
• 2 cups basmati rice, washed
  2 cup
• 1 tablespoon whole mixed spices: mustard, fennel, cumin, fenugreek, bay leaf
  1 tablespoon
• 1 tablespoon ground spices: curry, coriander, paprika, hot pepper powder, ginger, and sweet spice
  1 tablespoon
• 1 teaspoon ground spices: cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves
  1 teaspoon
• 2 large onions, chopped for stuffing
  2 piece

Steps

1. 1

   In a pot, add the tuna oil, olive oil, and butter. Add the whole spices until their aroma rises, then add the first ground spices, followed by the carrots, both types of peppers, and green ginger, stirring until the carrots soften. Add the lemon juice and chopped mint.

   Required Tools:

   Pot

   15 min
2. 2

   Mix the tuna, then add the rice with the second ground spices, and add water or fish broth. Cover the pot and let it simmer on low heat.

   15 min
3. 3

   After 10 minutes, pour the dissolved saffron over the rice and cover the pot, letting it sit for another 5 minutes.

   15 min
4. 4

   Once cooked, add the garlic and turn off the heat.

   5 min
5. 5

   To prepare the stuffing, fry the onions in tuna oil and olive oil. Once browned, add the raisins and toasted pine nuts, sprinkle with salt, ground black lemon, pepper, cumin, fennel, ginger, and sumac, all mixed in a teaspoon, and add lemon or pomegranate molasses or tamarind.

   10 min
6. 6

   When serving, scoop the rice with the tuna, garnish with the stuffing and green herbs, and serve with cucumber salad with yogurt.

   5 min

Nutrition Facts

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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