Tahchin

Name: Tahchin
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Persian
Ingredients: 3 cups basmati rice, parboiled; 500g chicken, cooked and shredded; 1 cup yogurt; 1/2 tsp saffron

ته‌چین/tah-cheen/

Also known as: Persian Baked Rice Cake

About this dish

A baked saffron rice cake layered with yogurt-marinated chicken, forming a crisp golden crust.

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Ingredients

🍚3 cups basmati rice, parboiled

🍗500g chicken, cooked and shredded

🥛1 cup yogurt

🌼1/2 tsp saffron

Method

Serves 3

Mix yogurt, saffron water, and egg yolks with the parboiled rice.

Layer half the rice mixture in an oiled baking dish.

Add the shredded chicken, then top with the remaining rice.

Bake at 180°C (350°F) until a golden crust forms on the bottom.

Invert onto a platter to reveal the crispy crust.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Tahchin is a traditional Persian baked rice dish, prized for its crispy golden crust formed during baking.

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