Seyadiyeh ( Fish over rice)

This dish is the main fish dish that my Mom used to make. All the family loves it and you will love it too.

Prep time 40 cook time 1:15 hour   Level Medium

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 lb (fillets are best) salmon fish or any fish that you have in your fridge
• 3 cups of basmati rice
• 3 medium chopped onions
• 2 Tbsp cumin
• salt as desire
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1 Tbsp of vegetable shortening

Direction

1. In a large pan heat the oil and fry the fish. Sprinkle some salt and cumin, cook well on both sides remove fish from the pan onto a plate.
2. Add water in a medium size pot and bring to boil.
3. Using the same oil fry the onion. Stir until onion turns dark brown then transfer it to the boiling water, let it boil for another 20 minutes on medium to low. meanwhile start soaking the rice in warm water .
4. Remove the onion broth from heat. Strain the onion broth from the onion using strainer that placed in or on top of another pot, Make sure that you do not burn yourself. Use 5 cups of the broth, bring it back to the pot add salt cumin then rice let it cook on low for about 45 minutes .
5. When it is ready place it in the serving plate, place the fish on top of the rice .
6. Heat the pan use the shortening and when it gets really hot add the pine nut stir for a few second or until it turns light brown now pour the shorting and the nuts on top the fish now enjoy this delicious dish.

Tip if you have more of the fish /onion broth left use it to drink with this meal simply just add little salt and lemon juice really great with this dish I always make sure to have at least 2 cups more than I need for this recipe.

Yield 2 serving