Chelow ba Tahdig (Persian-Style Rice with Golden Crust)
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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2016, America's Test Kitchen TV
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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
This classic Iranian dish marries light and fluffy steamed rice (chelow) with a golden-brown, crispy crust known as tahdig. It is, in essence, two dishes in one. Rinsing the rice and then soaking it for 15 minutes in hot salted water produc...