Topic: WANTED Turkish Brown rice recipe and information

[DalPuri]

I've had this two or three times in Turkey a few years ago and loved it.
It seemed to me that in one restaurant, it was called brown rice to distinguish it from plain boiled.

Quite a basic meal of koftas with brown(actually an orange colour) rice and salad. It reminded me of my nans rice she used to make which was a simple recipe with very few ingredients.
Fresh tomatoes
tomato puree
garlic
onion
oil
oxo and salt and pepper.

A turkish friend suggested that it might not have been rice at all.  Im sure it was rice though and not bulgur.

Any help would be most welcome.

Thanks, Frank. 



(off topic) I've been reading through the biryani thread on gourmet india. This made me laugh

Cover the pot tightly & put on a very low flame. Let it cook slowly & try to hear the sound coming from the pot. Once the rice is cooked in the water released by the Yogurt & the meat you will hear the sound of frying & that is the time to turn off the heat & let it cook by it-self.


Please do not laugh if I say that I have an old stethoscope, which I use to hear the sound coming from the pot.

 

 ;D ;D

[artistpaul]

Hi I live in Marmaris

If as you say it was slightly orange in colour it is without doubt Bulgur cooked normally with a variety of herbs and tomato paste which gives it that distinctive colour.

In fact brown rice as an ingredient is almost impossible to find in Turkey


cheers

Paul

[DalPuri]

Thanks Paul, had another quick search last night with better results than any previous attempts.
Still not convinced that it was bulgur i had but i did find a few recipes to try.
Looks like Domatesli Pilav/pilavi can be made with either rice or bulgur.

http://oneperfectbite.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/turkish-tomato-rice-domatesli-pilav.html#.UoQg7nA-Qns

http://billurdan.mutfaksirlari.com/2012/12/10/kimyonlu-kofte-ve-paprikali-bulgur-pilavi-cumin-meat-balls-and-bulgur-with-paprika/