Pilaf without meat. The recipe for cooking a vegetarian plov

It is known that pilaf is an Uzbek dish. He is loved very much not only in this country, but also far beyond its borders. Each Russian housewife has her own recipe for cooking pilaf. Products can be used different, but the main ingredient is always rice. Today we will tell you how to cook pilaf without meat. Take a notebook and write down the original recipes.

Choose rice for pilaf

We leave for the store. On the shelves is presented rice of different varieties. The shape and length of the grains is not particularly important. The main thing is that the rice is good. But how to determine its quality? Now we will talk about this.

You have chosen a quality rice if it:

• Keeps the form, does not burn and does not stick together;
• During cooking, the plov is several times increased;
• Has an oblong appearance (this is typical for medium- and long-grain varieties);
• Well absorbs fat, spices and water;
• Has a smooth surface and a ribbed surface.

How to cook plov

With the most important ingredient (rice), we sorted it out. But the choice of dishes for cooking pilaf is not less important.

Ideal option - cast-iron cauldron. Prefer to cook pilaf at home? Then use a boiler with a flat bottom and a capacity of 3 to 8 liters. For lovers of cooking pilaf in the fresh air (in the country, in nature), we recommend buying a large cauldron.

The usual frying pan also fits. But it is desirable that it was made of cast iron and had a thick bottom.

Cooking pilaf from chicken

Ingredients :

• A glass of rice of any kind;
• 1 tsp. Seasonings for pilaf;
• 200 g of chicken;
• Butter (1/2 cup in melted form);
• 2 cups of water;
• A little salt.

Chicken pilaf is prepared this way:

1. Rice is poured into a deep bowl. Rinse and soak in water for 40 minutes. Then drain the liquid. Transfer the rice into the pan. Fill with water. Solim and add the spices.
2. When the water in the pan evaporates, pour the above amount of oil. Top with a lid. We stop the faint fire. We cook until the grain is ready.
3. Chicken meat is washed with tap water. We cut it into small pieces. We put it in a frying pan and fry, using vegetable oil.
4. We put the boiled rice into a plate. It is served hot. You need to put fried pieces of meat on top. Chicken pilaf Ready to serve on the table and its further use. We wish everyone a pleasant appetite!

The recipe for pilaf with dried apricots

Product List :

• Two medium bulbs;
• 4-5 tbsp. L. Vegetable oil;
• A pinch of ground turmeric;
• 2 glasses of round rice;
• 200 g of dried apricots;
• Carrots - 2 pieces;
• 4-5 glasses of water;
• For 1 tsp. Coriander, red and black pepper;
• 2 handfuls of raisins;
• ½ tsp. Zira.

How to cook pilaf with dried apricots:

1. Rinse the rice in cold water. We repeat the procedure several times. Once the water in the bowl with rice becomes clear, you can drain the liquid. We take out a deep cup. Transfer the rice into it, fill it with water and leave it for 20-25 minutes. During this time, the grains should swell.
2. We begin to process vegetables and dried fruits. Remove the husks from the bulbs. Flesh cut into half rings. Carrots are cleaned and grated on a grater. Should be thin and not very long strips. This can be achieved with the help of a special nozzle for Korean carrots.
3. Raisins put in a plate. Rinse with warm water, and then pour boiling water. We do the same with dried apricots.
4. In the sauté pan with high walls add a little oil. Spread ziru, ground coriander and two kinds of pepper. We warm up the spices well. You do not need to roast them. As soon as the aroma of spices increases, reduce the heat and add crushed vegetables. First come the semicircles of the onion. Fry them for 1-2 minutes. Then put the carrots. Fry it with onion until softened.
5. With rice, drain the liquid. We put the rump in a saucepan for vegetables and spices. Thoroughly mix. Warm up the dish for 5-10 minutes. During this time, the water must be evaporated, and the rice should be slightly fried.
6. While the croup comes to the right condition, we drain the water from the plates containing the dried apricots and raisins. We need to grind them. Cut dried apricots in medium pieces. Raisins can be used entirely. But if you want, cut it into two parts.
7. Raisins and dried apricots are added to the saucepan for vegetables and rice. Sprinkle with turmeric. It will give the dish a pleasant yellowish color. Mix the ingredients.
8. We infuse boiling water. Immediately salt. You can add a little sugar. He will not spoil the taste of pilau. Set the fire to the maximum value. Do not be afraid that the grains will burn. When rice completely absorbs water, it is necessary to bring the fire to a minimum. Cover the saucepan with a lid. Leave the dish for another half hour.
9. We got a hearty and fragrant pilaf without meat. Before serving, you need to let him brew. We lay out the dish on plates. Decorate with chopped herbs and fresh vegetables.

Pilaf without meat: a recipe with seafood

Ingredients :

• One onion;
• 100 g of string beans;
• Tomato - 1 piece;
• A glass of round rice;
• 200 g of seafood (squid, shrimp, octopus);
• Red bell pepper - 1 piece;
• 1 tsp. Turmeric;
• 200 ml of chicken broth;
• 2 tbsp. L. Olive oil;
• spice.

How to make pilaf without meat (recipe with seafood):

1. Shrimp, octopus and squid must be defrosted beforehand, washed and dried.
2. Rice is poured into a bowl. Rinse and pour warm water. Leave exactly for an hour.
3. We begin to process vegetables. With the onion, we remove the husks, cut the flesh into half rings. With a tomato carefully peeled. Pepper is washed with tap water. Cut off the tail and extract the seeds. All vegetables are crushed (preferably cubes). We remove the beans from the beans, and cut the pieces that are left.
4. In a frying pan with thick walls, pour in a little oil (olive). We spread the semicircles of the onion. Fry them until softened and transparent. Add the rest of the vegetables. We cook for 5 minutes, setting the fire to an average value. Now we send seafood to the pan. Mix the ingredients well. Extinguish from under the lid until completely ready. This process will take no more than 5-7 minutes.
5. At the end of the cooking, add the spices, salt and add the chicken broth. Mix the ingredient again. We wait for the moment of boiling and immediately turn off the fire. Now you can shift the pilaf without meat into a frying pan. But before that, water should be drained from rice. Cover the dish with a lid and cook it for half an hour. Then turn off the fire and remove the frying pan from the stove. We wrap it with a blanket and mark it for 10 minutes. After this, you can serve the pilaf to the table. In Spain, this dish is called paella.

Chinese pilaf with shrimps

Grocery set :

• A little soy sauce;
• One onion;
• 150 g of unpurified shrimp;
• A few stalks of dill;
• 2 tbsp. L. Sunflower oil;
• Red bell pepper - 1 piece;
• A glass of boiled rice (round).

Chinese pilaf (step-by-step recipe):

1. Remove the husks from the bulb. Pepper is washed and discarded. Vegetables along with dill sprigs are washed with tap water. Before cooking, they must be dried.
2. Shrimp defrost. Spread in a cup and let in a little boiling water. When the carcasses come up, you can start cleaning them from the shells.
3. In a heated frying pan, send onions and shrimps. Fry, using oil.
4. In a small saucepan, boil the rice, previously washed and soaked. This process will take 35-40 minutes.
5. We put onions, boiled rice and seafood in different plates.
6. Chop the peppers and fry it in the short run with butter. Once the pieces have softened, add seafood, onions and rice again. Water the dish with soy sauce. Solim. Mix the ingredients. Stew for 3 minutes. Now you can lay out Chinese pilaf without meat on plates and treat them to their household. Do not hesitate: your efforts will be appreciated.

Pilaf in Japanese

Required products :

• One carrot;
• ½ part of the bulb;
• Sesame oil;
• 500 g of rice for sushi;
• Red bell pepper - 1 piece;
• 500 g of seafood;
• Several feathers of green onions;
• spice.

How to prepare Japanese pilaf (step-by-step recipe):

1. Defrost seafood, put them in a pan and boil them.
2. Carrots and bulbs are cleaned, washed and cut into small cubes.
3. Pepper is saved from sunflower seeds. Rinse with water from the tap and cut into cubes.
4. Carrots and onions are fried in a pan, adding sesame oil. After a few minutes we send to them cubes of Bulgarian pepper. Then we shift the boiled seafood. We extinguish 5 minutes. Then pour in the beaten egg.
5. It remains to salt, season and combine it with rice. We cook another 5 minutes. Before serving on a table, pilaf in Japanese should be sprinkled with chopped herbs and pour with soy sauce. It turns out very tasty and unusual.

Preparation of pilaf with beans

Product List :

• 1 tbsp. L. Tomato paste;
• One onion;
• Laurel - several leaves;
• 1.5 cups of rice;
• By a pinch of cumin, coriander and barberry;
• 350 g of pumpkin;
• 7 tbsp. L. Vegetable oil;
• A glass of beans;
• A little salt.

Practical part :

1. Beans are washed in running water. We repeat the procedure 2-3 times. We shift the beans into a bowl and pour cold water. Leave for 3-4 hours. Then remove the liquid and send the beans to the pan. We put on the stove. We set the fire to the minimum value and cook until the softening of the beans. Next, throw them in a colander to the liquid glass.
2. Rinse the rice under the faucet several times. Fill a deep pan with water to half the volume. We turn on the fire. We are waiting for the moment of boiling. Now pour the rice and cook until half cooked, setting the fire to an average value. Then we throw it back to the colander.
3. Boiled beans are placed in a saucepan. Then we add rice and 3 tbsp. L. Oil. Solim. Pour your favorite spices. Mix the ingredients.
4. We proceed to cleaning and grinding pumpkin (brusochkami or cubes). Remove the husks from the bulb. Pulp finely chopped.
5. In the frying poured 3 tbsp. L. Oil. We spread the chopped onions. Fry until it softens. Add some tomato paste. We fry for a few more minutes.
6. In the saucepan, reheat 1 tbsp. L. Oil. Fry it in pieces of pumpkin. Stirring. After a couple of minutes, add the onion, fried with tomato paste. Fill the vegetables with water (half a glass). We spread a mixture of beans and rice. Cover the saucepan with a lid. Fire is brought to a minimum. Stew the dish for 10-15 minutes. Before serving, pilaf with beans should be mixed with a spatula and spread over the plates. Have a nice appetite!

Fruit pilaf in the multivark

Ingredients :

• ½ part of a large carrot;
• 4 multi-cup water;
• 70 g of prunes, dried apricots and figs;
• 2 tbsp. L. Vegetable oil;
• ½ tsp. Turmeric;
• 100 g of raisins;
• 2 multi-cup rice.

How to make fruit pilaf in a multivark :

1. We put all the necessary products on the table. Turn on the multivark. We lubricate the bottom of the bowl with oil.
2. We clean carrots and grind them on a grater. We send to the multivark. There we put raisins.
3. Prunes and dried apricots are cut in half. We put it in the bowl. Add the pieces of figs and sprinkle with turmeric.
4. Rinse the rice 5-7 times. Drain the liquid and pour it into the multivarka to the rest of the ingredients. Fill with water. Solim.
5. Let's start the "Pilaf" mode. While the dish is preparing, you can do your own business. After the sound signal is sounded, turn off the multivark. A bright pilaf with fruits is distributed on plates. We enjoy its sweet taste and unsurpassed aroma.

Finally

By choosing any of the recipes offered in the article, you can prepare an unusually delicious pilaf without meat. The cost of products and time is minimal.