Jeweledandjadedrice Recipes

MUJADDARA ARABIC LENTIL RICE

Steps:

• Combine the lentils, 2 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt, the cumin, and garlic powder in a pot over medium heat; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook until the lentils begin to soften, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Stir the rice, 3/4 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt, and the olive oil into the lentils. Cover the pot and continue cooking until the lentils and rice are tender, about 40 minutes.
• Heat the cooking oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook the onions in the oil until browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Spread the onions over the rice and lentil mixture to serve.

SWEET JEWELED RICE

Steps:

• sauté the chicken in 2 T of butter, turning over and sprinkling with salt till browned but still juicy inside.
• Cut each slice into about 6 pieces.
• wash the rice in warm water and rinse in colander under the cold tap.
• Soak the sour cherries, cranberries and barberries in water for 15 minutes.
• Throw the drained rice in plenty of boiling salted water in a large pan and boil for about 10 minutes until partly cooked and still a little firm, then drain.
• Heat 2 T butter in bottom of the pan and stir in the saffron.
• Spread alternate layers of rice, chicken pieces and the rest of the ingredients, ending with rice and sprinkling lightly with salt.
• Add the remaining butter or oil over the top at the end.
• Put the lid on and steam on the lowest heat for about 20-30 minutes or until the rice is tender.

JELL-O JEWELS DESSERT

Steps:

• Add 1 cup boiling water to each flavor of gelatin mix in separate bowls; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Pour each flavor into separate 8-inch square pan. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Meanwhile, mix evaporated milk, condensed milk, peaches and lemon zest; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Cut gelatin into 1/2-inch cubes; place in medium bowl. Add milk mixture and nuts; mix lightly.

CROWN JEWEL DESSERT

Steps:

• Prepare lime, orange and 1 package strawberry gelatin separately as directed on package, using 1 cup boiling water and 1/2 cup cold water for each. Pour each flavor gelatin into separate 8-inch square pan sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Add remaining boiling water to remaining dry strawberry gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in remaining cold water. Refrigerate 45 min. or until slightly thickened.
• Cut gelatin in each square pan into 1/2-inch cubes. Add 1-1/2 cups of each flavor gelatin to thickened strawberry gelatin in bowl along with half the COOL WHIP; stir gently until blended. Pour into 9x5-inch loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Meanwhile, refrigerate remaining gelatin cubes and COOL WHIP until ready to use.
• Unmold dessert onto plate; top with remaining COOL WHIP.

PERSIAN JEWELED RICE

Steps:

• Rinse basmati rice until water runs clear. Place in a bowl, cover with water and add 1 tablespoon salt. Allow to soak for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Using a mortar and pestle, grind together saffron and sugar. Combine with a scant 1/3 cup boiling water, and set aside to steep. Bring a stockpot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Drain rice and add to pot; cook exactly 6 minutes, then drain into fine-meshed colander.
• Place a round Dutch oven or other wide pan with a lid over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon butter and vegetable oil. When butter has melted, add potato slices in a single layer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Spread potatoes evenly with a layer of rice about 1 inch thick. Sprinkle 1 cup barberries in stages over rice. Continue to add rice in smaller and smaller layers, sprinkling barberries between each layer, to make a pyramid of rice with no berries on top.
• Using the handle of a round wooden spoon, poke 3 holes into top of rice until spoon touches potato layer. Combine melted butter with saffron mixture, and pour all over rice. Cover underside of pot lid with a large dry cotton kitchen towel. Place on pan, making sure no ends dangle near source of heat.
• Cook rice mixture over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to low. Cook 40 to 45 minutes. To serve, spoon rice onto a heated serving platter. Top with rows of almonds, pistachios, candied orange zest and remaining 1/2 cup barberries. Arrange potatoes from bottom of pan in another dish, and serve alongside rice.

JEERA RICE

Steps:

• Rinse rice 3 to 4 times and transfer to a bowl; cover with water and soak for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir cumin until starting to pop, 2 to 4 minutes. Add cloves, peppercorns, cardamom pods, and bay leaf; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Drain rice and mix into spice mixture; add 1 1/2 cups water and salt. Cover skillet and cook on high for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and let rest with cover on, about 15 minutes.
• Remove cover and fluff rice with a fork. Remove bay leaf, cardamom pods, cloves, and peppercorns.

JEWELED FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, orange juice, mayonnaise and orange zest. In a large serving bowl, combine the fruit. Serve with dressing.

JEWEL ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Put the beets into a small baking dish and rub them with one tablespoon of the oil. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and roast for 30 minutes.
• White the beets are roasting, peel and cut the carrots into 1-inch-thick rounds, and trim the Brussels sprouts and cut them in half lengthwise. Put the carrots, sprouts and garlic cloves in a large baking dish and toss with the remaining two tablespoons oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• After the beets have been cooking for 30 minutes, add the large pan of vegetables to the oven separately, and cook everything for one hour more, stirring the vegetable mixture once or twice.
• Remove the beets from the oven and transfer them to a cutting board to cool. Stir the thyme into the carrot and Brussels sprout mixture and let it continue to cook for another 10 minutes while the beets are cooled and cut.
• When the beets are cool enough to handle, after about five minutes, peel, then cut them into 1-inch chunks. Remove the other vegetables from the oven, toss with the beets, season with salt and pepper, and serve.

BUTTERY BEJEWELED RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Separate dark green parts from scallions; thinly slice dark green parts and white and pale green parts, keeping them separate. Set aside. Arrange almonds and pistachios on opposite sides of a rimmed baking sheet and toast until almonds are golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove almonds from baking sheet and toss pistachios. Return baking sheet with pistachios to oven and toast until golden brown, about 4 minutes longer. Let cool.
• Melt 3 Tbsp. butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened but without having taken on any color, 10-12 minutes. Stir in sugar and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Transfer carrots to a medium bowl.
• Melt another 4 Tbsp. butter in the same pot over medium. Add garlic and reserved pale green and white parts of scallions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened but without taking on any color, about 5 minutes. Stir in rice, cardamom, cinnamon, red pepper flakes, and turmeric and cook, stirring often, until some grains are translucent, about 3 minutes. Add 1 Tbsp. salt and 3¾ cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover pot, and simmer until rice is tender, 25-30 minutes. Remove pot from heat; let sit 10 minutes to allow rice to steam longer.
• While rice is cooking, melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add dried fruit and cook, stirring often, until fruit is plumped and softened, about 4 minutes. Set aside.
• Add remaining 3 Tbsp. butter to rice and fluff with a fork. Spoon pilaf onto a large platter. Top with neatly defined rows of dried fruit, almonds, pistachios, carrots, and reserved scallion greens, or, if you prefer, mix all the toppings into the rice before arranging on the platter.