Recipes · Turkish · Main Courses
Perde Pilavı
One serving has 716 kcal and 33 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (93%), niacin (80%), thiamin (75%), manganese (69%), riboflavin (63%) and folate (58%). Ready in 65 minutes.

- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 45 min
- Makes: 1 serving (391 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: High protein
- Contains: celery, dairy, egg, gluten, nut, poultry
Ingredients
- 60 g Rice, white, long-grain
- 100 g Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, raw
- 20 g Onions, raw
- 10 g Currants, dried
- 10 g Almonds
- 15 g Butter, unsalted
- 100 g Chicken broth
- 0.8 g Salt
- 40 g Flour, all-purpose
- 20 g Water
- 15 g Eggs, whole, raw
Method
- Cook the onion in half the butter for 3-4 minutes until soft, add the rice and stir for 1 minute, then add the chicken broth and salt.
- Bring to a boil, cover, and cook for 12-15 minutes until the rice is just tender; stir in the diced cooked chicken, currants and almonds, and let cool slightly.
- Mix the flour with the water and a pinch of salt to a smooth, thin, elastic dough. Roll it out very thin and use it to line a greased, deep round baking dish, leaving enough overhang to fold over the top.
- Spoon the rice and chicken filling into the dough-lined dish, packing it down gently, then fold the overhanging dough over the top to fully enclose it, sealing the edges; brush with the beaten egg.
- Bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 30-35 minutes until the dough shell is golden and crisp.
- Rest for 5 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate so the golden dome shows, and cut into wedges to reveal the rice inside.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 716 kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 90.8 g | |
| Water | 240 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.9 g | 13% |
| Protein | 33.4 g | 70% |
| Tryptophan | 0.37 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.4 g | |
| Leucine | 2.6 g | |
| Lysine | 2.3 g | |
| Methionine | 0.81 g | |
| Cystine | 0.47 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.4 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.1 g | |
| Valine | 1.6 g | |
| Histidine | 0.89 g | |
| Fat | 23.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.8 g | |
| Saturated | 9.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.03 g | |
| Cholesterol | 184 mg | |
| Calcium | 86.9 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.42 mg | 47% |
| Iron | 6.2 mg | 34% |
| Magnesium | 82.7 mg | 27% |
| Manganese | 1.2 mg | 69% |
| Phosphorus | 398 mg | 57% |
| Potassium | 576 mg | 12% |
| Selenium | 51.3 µg | 93% |
| Sodium | 809 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.2 mg | 40% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.82 mg | 75% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.69 mg | 63% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 11.2 mg | 80% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.1 mg | 22% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.66 mg | 51% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 233 µg | 58% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.79 µg | 33% |
| Choline | 112 mg | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 134 µg | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 1.9 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 13.3 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 3.5 mg | 23% |
| Vitamin K | 4.6 µg | 5% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.9 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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