Crunchy Baked Saffron Rice with Barberries (Tachin)

Ingredients for Crunchy Baked Saffron Rice with Barberries (Tachin)

• 2 colheres de chá de sal kosher, mais a gosto

• 450g de arroz basmati

• 2 colheres de sopa de manteiga sem sal

• 110g dried barberries or 240ml dried tart cherries

• 1 teaspoon rose water (optional)

• 1 teaspoon saffron threads, finely ground

• 3 gemas de ovo grandes

• 240ml plain whole-milk yoghurt (not Greek)

• 120ml grapeseed or vegetable oil, plus more for dish

How to make Crunchy Baked Saffron Rice with Barberries (Tachin)

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add 2 large palmfuls of salt (about 120ml ). While you’re waiting for the water to boil, place rice in a strainer or sieve and rinse with lukewarm water, swishing rice around with your hands to get rid of excess starch. Continue to rinse until water from rice runs clear.

Add rice to pot and give it a few stirs to prevent rice from sticking to the bottom. Cook, stirring occasionally, until rice begins to rise to the top and is tender but still has a slight bite to it, 6–8 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.

Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Cook barberries, stirring often, until plumped slightly and warmed through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in rose water, if using.

Place rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 204°C. Combine saffron and 2 tablespoons hot water in a large bowl. Let sit 10 minutes to allow saffron to steep and draw out as much colour as possible. Mix in egg yolks, yoghurt, 120ml oil, and 2 teaspoons salt. Scatter rice over yoghurt mixture and gently toss to ensure every grain is coated.

Coat a 10"-diameter glass pie dish with oil (glass lets you check on the colour from underneath). Add half of rice mixture and use the palms of your hands or a measuring cup to gently pack and compact rice into dish. Scatter half of barberries over and top with remaining rice. Press down again, this time more firmly (this helps with unmolding).

Cover dish tightly with foil and bake until rice on the bottom and around edges is a deep golden brown, 65–80 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes; discard foil. Loosen the rice around the edges using the point of a knife. Place a large plate on top and invert rice onto plate like a cake. Scatter remaining barberries over top.

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