Fusion
This is deceptively simple, and is a great crowd-pleaser. Whole roasted onions, without even peeling them? Genius. Smoking them first? Next level.
Never fear if you’ve never smoked anything in your kitchen before, this is surprisingly simple to do, and all you need is a pot, a stovetop and some tinfoil!
Middle east
I’m totally in love with the combination of fluffy rice and extra fun goodies, with each bite bringing a new surprise to your palate. This is a wonderful way to make your rice much more exciting for guests, and if you are cooking for yourself, leave out the onions (or buy ready made ones)!
Even so, with everything done separately, this can still be whipped in up 20-30 minutes, and really is lovely – deep frying the onions only takes an extra 5 minutes or so, and does add a special touch.
I’ve kept the recipe basic here, but you can easily go more overboard with some pistachios, some saffron dissolved in hot water sprinkled on top, some cranberries, or basically whatever else you feel like 🙂