Name: Authentic Perde Pilavı (Turkish Veiled Rice)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: 5 cups medium grain rice (Baldo or Calrose); 1 whole chicken (about 1.5 kg); 10 sheets phyllo dough (yufka); 1/2 cup pine nuts; 1/2 cup blanched almonds (halved); 1/2 cup pistachios (chopped); 1/2 cup currants or raisins; 1 large onion (finely chopped); 3 tablespoons butter (plus more for brushing); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon allspice; 2 cups chicken broth (or reserved cooking liquid); 1 egg (for egg wash)

Perde Pilavı 🇹🇷 Turkey

Rice pilaf wrapped in phyllo dough

perde pilavı rice pilaf

Made with

Rice phyllo dough chicken nuts

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