Mansaf Rice

Name: Mansaf Rice
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Jordanian
Ingredients: 3 cups rice; 3 tbsp ghee; 1/2 cup almonds and pine nuts, toasted; Pinch of saffron

أرز المنسف/ahrz al-MAN-sahf/

About this dish

Saffron rice topped with almonds and pine nuts, the traditional base for mansaf lamb.

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Ingredients

🍚3 cups rice

🧈3 tbsp ghee

🌰1/2 cup almonds and pine nuts, toasted

🌼Pinch of saffron

Method

Serves 4

Rinse the rice and cook with ghee, saffron, and water until tender.

Toast the almonds and pine nuts in a little butter until golden.

Spread the cooked rice on a large platter.

Scatter the toasted nuts over the top.

Serve as the base for mansaf, topped with lamb and jameed sauce.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

The rice component of mansaf is prepared distinctly, seasoned to complement the tangy jameed yogurt sauce of Jordan's national dish.

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