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Jeweled Rice

in Lunch, Dinner, Healthy, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegan/Vegetarian, Egyptian/Middle Eastern on 05/11/20

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Persian jeweled rice is a beautiful, labor intensive dish that is absolutely worth the effort. My jeweled rice recipe is my humble attempt at an easier, quicker way of making something similar (if by no means the same).

What I love about this jeweled rice recipe is that it’s chock full of different flavors, nutrient dense fruit & nuts, and can be made with fibre-rich whole-grain rice. Not to mention that it’s an absolutely gorgeous meal in and of itself. I told my girls that it’s a special lunch for princesses (they thought they’d find actual jewels in the rice at first- no such luck).

This makes a great vegetarian/vegan lunch or can be paired with roasted turkey or chicken.

Ingredients:
1 cup basmati rice, wholegrain
2 threads saffron
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp cinnamon
water
dash of salt
drizzle of honey
3 tsp oil
1/4 cup pistachios, sliced lengthwise
1 small carrot, peeled thinly
3 dried apricots, sliced
3 dried dates, sliced
1/4 cup almonds, slivered
1 TB raisins
2 TB dried cranberries
fresh parsley
fresh pomegranate

Directions:
1- Soak raisins and dried fruit for 30 mins in water then remove them. Toast nuts in a dry pan for a minute or two.
2- Add a little oil to the pan and sauté fruit and nuts for a minute. Add a light sprinkle of cinnamon.
3- Remove from heat and spread on a plate.
4- Sauté carrot slivers and add a light drizzle of honey. Remove and separate carrot pieces.
5- Steep saffron in a 1/4 cup of hot water and set aside until the water is yellow.
6- Rinse rice very well, then sauté in a little oil. Add water and saffron water (water amount according to package instructions), salt, plus a 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric to the rice and boil for a few minutes until water is almost absorbed, then let steam o very low heat until al dente. Rice should be almost done with a little bite.
7- Mix half the fruit, nut and carrot mixture with the rice and let it steam for a couple more minutes.
8- Garnish the rice with the rest of the mixture, and add fresh chopped parsley and pomegranates on top of your pretty jeweled rice.

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كل سنة و انتوا طيبين و مستمتعين بكل 
نعم ربنا ❤️ 

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Music: Happy Eid Al-Fitr
Musician: Ramol
Site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-FX0PRguow

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If joy had a flavor then that would be kahk. Kahk is more than just a food, it’s memories with loved ones and sprinkled sugar all over the house. It’s sticky little hands holding their first عيدية gift and the wonderful-ness of watching them experiencing this happy day for the first time. 

It’s more than okay to eat for joy. Salad will always be there, and a couple of cookies with family can be soul food for our well-being. 

كل سنة و انتوا طيبين و مستمتعين بكل 
نعم ربنا ❤️ 

Recipe for vegan/vegetarian Eid cookies كحك are on healthyish.me (link in bio)

Music: Happy Eid Al-Fitr
Musician: Ramol
Site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-FX0PRguow

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2 TB Ramadan Granola* 
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⭐️Recipe⭐️

1- Soak apricots in 1/2 a cup of water until softened.

2- Blend apricots with water until you get a purée. 

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That it was your fault for not “controlling” yourself around food?

Well, they were WRONG. 

Because our relationship with food is far too complex than that, and will-power is a FINITE resource. 

You know how you start a diet, stick to it perfectly for a while, then quit? That doesn’t mean you failed, it just means that you’ve run out of that resource called self-control. And yes, it was INEVITABLE. That’s why it happens to almost EVERYONE who’s ever gone on a diet. 

So relying on will-power alone to change habits just.doesn’t.work!

You know what does? 

What works is:
✅ Finding your why
✅ Finding your will 
✅ Self-love

Your WHY will get you started, and your WILL can keep you motivated through the ups, downs, and everything in between. 

Self-love helps make the journey as gentle, pleasurable and durable as you need to reach your goals❤️ 

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2 tablespoons ricotta cheese
1-2 teaspoons honey
1/4 cup freeze dried strawberries 
Fresh strawberries, blueberries and mint, to garnish 

⭐️Recipe⭐️
1️⃣Pound freeze dried strawberries into powder.
2️⃣Mix ricotta with honey then add strawberry powder. 
3️⃣Spread pink cheese on toast and garnish with fruit and mint. 

Freeze-dried strawberries from @frippscrisps 

Ricotta from @gourmetegypt 

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