Egyptian Baked Rice Recipe (Roz Maamar)

Egyptian Baked Rice Recipe (Roz Maamar)

from fooddolls.com
135 min
8 servings

An ultra buttery and creamy Egyptian rice, there are so many variations but this one is how we grew up eating it!

Ingredients

  • 4 cups short grain rice
  • 8 tbsp room temperature butter
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 tbsp sea salt
  • 2-3 tsp black pepper (more or less to taste)
  • 1 cup heavy cream or whole milk
  • 1 cup *clotted cream (aka ishta)
  • 2 cups beef broth

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  2. 2

    Wash the rice until water runs clear. Do not skip this step!

  3. 3

    In a bowl, add rice, salt and pepper. Mix until rice is combined with the salt and pepper.

  4. 4

    In a 4 qt dutch oven add butter and spread until the inside is completely coated. Add sour cream and do the same. Make sure to spread an even layer across the inside of the dutch oven.

  5. 5

    Add rice, heavy cream (or milk), clotted cream (see note below), and broth. Do not stir. You can give it a gentle swirl without touching the bottom and sides. Cover and cook for 2 hours. Remove from oven and serve immediately. *See note below.