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Perde Pilaf (Tillo Style)
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Perde Pilaf (Tillo Style)

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Perde Pilaf, the crowning glory of weddings and special guest hosting in the rich culture of Tillo, is a dough-covered rice dish cooked in special fez-shaped pots. Carrying a deep spiritual meaning across Siirt, this dish requires intensive labor.

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This exquisite dish differs from other pilafs across Türkiye with its special dough crust and the symbolic meanings of its ingredients. In Tillo culture, the outer dough represents the secret of marriage, the rice grains represent abundance, and the almonds represent family peace.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups of Baldo rice
  • 500 grams of boiled chicken meat
  • 2 tablespoons of pine nuts and currants
  • 1 tea glass of peeled raw almonds
  • For the dough: 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of yogurt, flour
  • Black pepper, allspice, and salt

Preparation

  1. Cook the rice halfway with spices, pine nuts, and chicken broth, then add the shredded chicken.
  2. Knead a dough with flour, egg, and yogurt until soft, then roll it out thinly.
  3. Grease the bottom of a special perdepilav pot with butter, arrange the almonds, and spread the dough inside.
  4. Fill the dough with the prepared rice, cover it with the overlapping dough, and bake in the oven until golden brown.

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