Dish: Rice and Fava Beans Flavored with Dill
Rice and Fava Beans Flavored with Dill
4 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, carefully sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 cup rice, washed
1 1/2 cups frozen or fresh fava beans
4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
1 teaspoon Ibzar (Arabian Gulf spice, see following dish)
Salt, to taste
2 1/2 cups water
4 tablespoons toasted pine nuts, for garnish
Add garlic and rice and stir-fry for an extra 3 minutes. Stir in fava beans, dill, 1 teaspoon water, salt and ibzar. Cook and cover over medium-low heat for 25 minutes; then turn off heat and allow to steam for 30 minutes longer.
Ibzar (Gulf spice)
4 tablespoons cumin
4 tablespoons black pepper
4 tablespoons ground coriander seeds
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
Integrate all ingredients and shop in a firmly covered container.
Makes about 1 cup.
Melt butter in a pan and saute onion over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add garlic and rice and stir-fry for an extra 3 minutes. Stir in fava beans, dill, 1 teaspoon salt, ibzar and water. Cook and cover over medium-low heat for 25 minutes; then turn off heat and enable to steam for 30 minutes longer. Location on a plate and garnish with serve and pine nuts.
