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Bariis Fahfah, Rice Pilaf

Bariis faha fah, in another words Somali style rice cooked with broth. This rice is so rich in flavor, it stars with the spices that give the rice a pleasant aroma that fill the whole room and then combined with home made stock which gives a rich taste. It can be eaten on its own or it could be accompanied with stews, or vegetable dishes.

Ingredients:

2 cups basmati rice
3 cups of stock
2 garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons oil
1 onion sliced
1 teaspoon salt
4 whole cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick
5 black peppercorns
2 teaspoon cumin

Directions:

Rinse the rice well in cold water until most of the starch is removed.
Heat the oil in a pan on a medium heat, sauté the onions until brown.
Season with salt, add peppercorns, garlic, cinnamon stick, cardamom and the cumin and cook for few more minutes.
Add the drained rice and stir for about 2-3 minutes.
Add the stock and stir in and cover, bring it to a boil and then reduce the heat.
Continue to cook gently on a low heat until the rice is tender about 10 to 15 minutes, you can add more to achieve desired consistency.
Garnish with onions or raisin, sprinkle with some saffron powder.
Gently fluff the rice with a fork and serve.

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Khadija says:

March 23, 2011 at 9:03 pm

We use any time of stock right? like Chicken,beef,and Veg.
- admin says:
  
  March 27, 2011 at 1:33 pm
  
  Yes you can use what ever you have.
Hannah says:

July 31, 2011 at 10:14 pm

sister, how much water to boil the rice?
im a learner, so need to know exaclty how much ....

thank you
- mysomalifood says:
  
  August 1, 2011 at 6:44 am
  
  You can use stock if you have it at hand if not you can use water and 1 chicken, beef or vegetable cube, you will need 3 cups of liquid if it is too dry always add more water.
Umm salahuddin says:

August 1, 2011 at 2:49 am

what is it best served with lamb or chicken?
- mysomalifood says:
  
  August 1, 2011 at 6:46 am
  
  You can serve either lamb or chicken, it will also go with sauces, stews, vegetable. enjoy
Umm salahuddin says:

August 1, 2011 at 10:27 am

BarakAllahu feek
sharon says:

August 22, 2011 at 9:02 pm

Hello. would you happen to have the rice with veggie reciepe?
- mysomalifood says:
  
  August 24, 2011 at 2:31 am
  
  Hi Sharon, you can try to replace the stock to vegetable stock. I think that should dot it.
Lola says:

May 17, 2012 at 6:29 pm

Do you mean 2 bulbs of garlic or 2 cloves of garlic?
- mysomalifood says:
  
  May 22, 2012 at 6:33 am
  
  Hi Lola thanks for your question, two cloves of garlic.
Ummi Rashida says:

January 31, 2015 at 11:44 am

Can ground cinnamon be used in place of the stick
- mysomalifood says:
  
  January 31, 2015 at 2:44 pm
  
  Ground cinnamon can be used, let me know how it turns out.
Yasmin says:

March 15, 2016 at 2:21 pm

I tried it several days and it came out very sweet.. Thank you for the recipe..
- mysomalifood says:
  
  December 13, 2016 at 12:03 pm
  
  thank you
Maryam says:

March 19, 2016 at 8:08 am

Asalamu alaikum sis, I used this recipe to make my own dish and it turned out delicious, I served it with chicken!! Thank you.
- mysomalifood says:
  
  December 13, 2016 at 12:03 pm
  
  thank you