Chelo (persian Steamed Rice)

==Description==
Category:Persian Recipes
===Ingredients===
 
* 2 cups iranian rice 
* salt 
* 4 teaspoons butter, melted 
* 4 raw egg yolks 
* freshly ground black pepper 
* dried sumak (optional) 
===Directions===
* If you are using Iranian rice, start at least 6 hours ahead. 
* Spread it on a clean surface and pick out and discard any dark or discolored grains. 
* Then wash it in a fine sieve or colander set under warm running water until the draining water runs clear. 
* Finally place the rice in a large bowl or pot, add 1/4 cup of salt and enough cold water to cover it by about 1 inch and soak overnight, or for at least 6 hours. 
* If you are using other long-grain rice, wash it in the same way, but soak it in the salt water for about 2 hours. 
* In a heavy 3 to 4 quart saucepan equipped with a tightly fitting lid, bring 6 cups of fresh water to a boil over high heat. 
* Drain the rice thoroughly and pour it into the boiling water. 
* in a slow, thin stream so the water does not stop boiling. 
* Stir once or twice, then boil briskly, uncovered for 5 minutes. 
* Drain in a sieve. 
* Pour 1 cup fresh water and the melted butter in the saucepan and pour in the parboiled rice, mounding it slightly in the middle of the pan. 
* Cover the pan tightly with a strip of aluminum foil and set the lid in place. 
* Simmer the rice over moderate heat to 15 to 20 minutes, or until the grains are tender and have absorbed all the liquid in the pan. 
* Serve at once. 
* Traditionally, when served with skewered broiled meat or Chicken, the rice is served mounded into individual portions with a well in the center of each. 
* A pat of butter is placed on top, a raw egg yolk is dropped in, and the top is sprinkled with salt, a grindings of pepper and if desired a little dried sumak. 
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==See also==
Category:Persian VegetarianCategory:Vegetarian Category:Recipes
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:Long-grain rice Recipes
Category:Converted rice Recipes
Category:Pepper Recipes
Category:Yolks Recipes
Category:Yolks Recipes
Category:Butter Recipes
Category:Cereals Recipes
Category:Pepper Recipes
Category:Water Recipes
Category:Meat Recipes
Category:Salt Recipes
Category:Rice Recipes
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