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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (87g) Recipe makes 6 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: rose water 3 cardamom pods 6 cloves
Calories 369
Calories from Fat 94		(25%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 10.5g	16%
	Saturated Fat 5.8g	28%
	Monounsaturated Fat 3.1g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 22mg		7%
Sodium 4mg		0%
Potassium 138mg		3%
Total Carbohydrate 64.3g		21%
	Dietary Fiber 2.2g	8%
	Sugars 17.2g
Protein 4.9g		9%
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Traditional Bahraini Muhammar - Sweet Rice Dish

Recipe #304145 | 45 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Um Safia
May 18, 2008

This is one of the most famous Bahraini dishes. It is a sweet rice dish which is typically served with fish. I just wanted to add: this recipe calls for 6 cloves, HOWEVER, I think it REALLY ONLY NEEDS 2 cloves!

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 cups basmati rice, washed
1/4 teaspoon saffron
2 tablespoons rose water
3 cardamom pods, cracked
6 cloves (see Note above!)
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 cup ghee or butter
1/2 cup sugar
salt

Directions

1
Soak together saffron, cardamom, cloves, and rosewater; leave aside to steep.
2
Add rice to 6 cups of lightly salted boiling water: boil to half cooked - about 8 minutes; drain.
3
Stir sugar through the hot rice.
4
Heat the ghee or butter in the same pan the rice was boiled and add the sweetened rice. Sprinkle the rose water mix on top.
5
Cover the rim of pan with a cloth or paper towels and place lid on tightly.
6
Cook over very low heat about 20-25 minutes. Transfer to serving platter.
7
Top with melted butter.

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From: tara portee

On Sep 21, 2009

I cut the sugar in half because I was pretty sure that the 1/2 cup of sugar would have been too sweet for me. I didn't have any cardamom pods, so I used cardamom seeds that I crushed with a mortar and pestle. I took the advice of the poster and only used two cloves. I really enjoyed this. It was subtle, lightly perfumed and different than your typical rice side dish. I used Rose Water Homemade - Substitute for the rose water. Thanks for this, it was a lovely change of pace.

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From: UmmBinat

On May 20, 2009

Edit: I just relized you dont add salt but I do add about 1 1/2 tsps sea salt when boiling the rice, but I find salts differ greatly so add to taste. We love this without cinnamon and cloves as I dont find the cinnamon adds anything to the dish and I didnt like the taste of cloves and I used 3 cloves to 1 1/2 cups rice. I Usually use part honey or all honey rather than just sugar. This is absolutely delicious with my modifications served with Kuwaiti Curried Chicken (Quwarmah Ala Dajaj)

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