There are many delicious foods in Xinjiang, and the tastes are one after another. Saute spicy chicken, noodles, old yogurt, hand-grabbed rice ... My favorite is hand-grabbed rice. When I was a child, I often ate paella. The golden rice grains are crystal clear, carrots are cut into strips, onion slices are fried until golden, and tender mutton is seasoned with spices. Together, it is full of color, fragrance and taste. Just looking at it makes people drool and increase their appetite.
Hand-grabbed rice is not only beautiful but also delicious.
After eating a spoonful, the smell of pilaf permeates the whole mouth. Rice is clear and oily, but not greasy. When mutton is bitten, gravy will fill the mouth. Coupled with the embellishment of carrots, mutton will not look greasy. Such a scene will make people drool. I promise you will have another bowl after eating.
Finally, drinking a cup of green tea is not only good for your health, but also inhibits the strong mutton flavor, leaving only the fragrance of the whole taste bud.
In addition, there is a touching legend about this meal.
According to legend, more than a thousand years ago, there was a doctor named Abou-Ali Buxin. I was very weak in my later years, and taking a lot of medicine didn't help. Later, he studied a kind of rice for dietotherapy. He chose mutton, carrots, onions and clear oil. After adding water and salt to mutton and rice, simmer for a while. This kind of rice has the characteristics of good color, fragrance and taste. It can arouse people's appetite, so he eats a small bowl in the morning and evening. After half a month, his body gradually recovered, and people around him were surprised and thought he had taken some panacea. Later, he handed this recipe to everyone, and it became the current pilaf.
I don't know if this legend is true or not, but pilaf is really delicious. If you come to Xinjiang, I'll treat you to pilaf!