Middle Eastern Raisin Rice

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups long grain rice
• 4 cups water, approximately
• 1/4 cup golden raisin
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron (optional)
• plain yogurt, for serving

Recipe

• 1 wash rice well. place 2 cups rice in a rice maker (or pot), add 4 cups water, or enough water to just cover the rice with no grains sticking out.
• 2 add raisins, salt, cinnamon, saffron (optional) and then drizzle olive oil around in a circle over the rice mixture. mix well with spoon so rice and ingredients are blended together. there should be enough cinnamon added to give off a strong scent of cinnamon. adjust amount as needed.
• 3 cook rice in rice maker or pot and after rice is cooked, stir ingredients together one more time. spoon onto large platter and serve with plain, nonfat yogurt.