How to Make Delicious and Elegant Qashqai Layered Rice!

Qashqai Layered Rice is one of the traditional and highly popular Iranian dishes, prepared with a variety of recipes and flavors. Like other Iranian layered rice dishes, it has its own devoted fans. To learn how to make this delicious dish, follow along with Saed News.

How to Prepare Delicious and Elegant Qashqai Layered Rice

1. First, clean and wash the rice thoroughly. Soak it with a pinch of salt and set aside.

2. Chop the lamb into pieces; you can use boneless or bone-in stew meat according to preference. Season the washed lamb with a little salt and saffron.

3. Heat some oil in a pan and fry the lamb until it changes color and turns golden, then remove from the pan.

4. Peel and finely slice the onions, then sauté them in the same pan.

5. Add chopped walnuts and soaked raisins, and sauté until the raisins plump and the walnuts lose their raw taste. Then add the barberries and finally return the lamb to the pan with the spices, stirring well until the flavors blend and the aroma rises.

6. Bring the rice to a boil, skim the foam, and partially drain it. Place a proper layer of rice at the bottom of a pot, then add the meat mixture as a filling, and cover with the remaining rice. Place on a heat diffuser and steam for 2 hours until the meat is tender and fully cooked.

Key Tips for Perfect Qashqai Layered Rice

• You can sprinkle some barberries and saffron over the rice before serving.

• Optionally, lightly pre-cook the meat before placing it in the rice.

• Ground meat or meatballs can also be used.

• Keep the heat very low so the meat cooks gently with the rice steam.

• A little butter can be added on top of the rice at the end for extra richness.