Tah chin (Iranian Rice Cake). Tahchin (Persian: ته چین‎), also spelled as tah chin or tah-chin, is an Iranian rice cake primarily consisting of rice, yogurt, saffron, and eggs. Some versions of the dish are more elaborate, folding in chicken fillets, vegetables, fish, or red meat. Tahchin is an Iranian traditional food made of meat or chicken.

Tah chin — also pronounced tacheen — is an Iranian dish that is quick and simple to make. Partly cooked rice is flavored with saffron, yogurt and egg yolks and then layered in a dish with chicken, or lamb. An impressive Iranian rice cake with chicken, spinach and all the trimmings, to see in the new year. You can have Tah chin (Iranian Rice Cake) using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Tah chin (Iranian Rice Cake)

You need 4 cups of rice.
You need 300 gr of chicken breast.
It's 6 of eggs.
It's 1 of onion.
You need 200 gr of yogurt (Greek yogurt is the best).
It's 1/2 cup of saffron (mixed with hot water).
It's 1 cup of oil.
It's 1 cup of barberry (Zereshk which will be found in all Iranian markets around the world).
Prepare 1 tablespoon of rosewater.
Prepare slices of Almond and pistachio.
You need of Salt, pepper, garlic powder, cinnamon powder.
It's of For decorating:.
It's of Carrot, almond and pistachio slices, barberry (your choice).

Tahchin is literally translated as "tah" meaning 'bottom' and "chin" meaning 'to layer'. Tahchin is a gorgeous Persian rice dish, often made Tahchin is a gorgeous Persian rice dish, often made of rice, yogurt, saffron, egg, and entire baby lamb or chicken fillets. Some non-Iranian visitors have given it. We Iranians love our rice and love to layer it with different types of vegetables and meat.

Tah chin (Iranian Rice Cake) instructions

Cook the chicken breast with an onion, salt and some spices that you usually use for chicken. After cooking it well, shred the breasts into small pieces..
Beat the eggs and after it is smooth, add the yogurt, and then add the amount of saffron, oil, rosewater, spices, and stir the ingredients until they are completely mixed..
Heat the oil on a pan and fry the chicken pieces, add salt and the spices and nuts and stir them to get mixed. Then put it aside and in the same pan fry the barberry. If you are not a fan of sour, you can add a pinch of sugar to the barberry. Be careful because it burns so fast. Keep the fire low and just fry it for a couple of minutes..
Now add your already cooked rice to the mixture of eggs and yogurt and mix them together very well. Choose a mold (or use a pot) and grease the bottom with little but oil. Then fill the mold (or the pot) with half of your rice, then add you chicken and barberry and then cover the chicken and with the rest of the rice completely..
If you are using the mold you can put it in the oven for 40 minutes. If you are using a pot, put the pot on low fire and let it be for around 1 hour and half..
You can decorate your dish with any ingredient that you like, just keep in mind that presentation in this dish means everything! Bon Apetit!.
This recipe has been published on Cookpad Farsi by Maryam. To see the recipe in original language please click on: https://bit.ly/3jmB2YV.

However, the most tasty and desired part of this dish is the bottom ته چین Tah-chin is the tah-dig lovers galore! Since the rice is served upside down and cuts like a cake, you can have your rice cake with a thick. Oh my goodness; that is such a nice compliment; my regards to your boyfriend 🙂 I'm also very happy to hear that your other Iranian friends like your tahchin as well. It's a nice feeling to know that my readers can trust my recipes enough, to try and enjoy them! "Tah" means bottom and "chin" means arrange. It's very different from other Persian dishes as it's actually very sticky and has a cake-like texture because its ingredients include yogurt and eggs.