Pilaf in a slow cooker - 9 recipes

Pilaf is a traditional oriental dish that very often appears on tables in many families. Of course, every housewife prepares it in his own way, but the general principles of the recipe are invariably preserved. Novice cooks should try to cook pilaf in a slow cooker. This device greatly facilitates the task of the cook, while making the dish hearty and tasty.

Pilaf in a slow cooker - a classic recipe

For this type of treat, it is preferable to use lamb, but chicken or pork is also suitable. In addition to meat (550 g), you also need to take: 350 g of carrots and white onions, a whole head of garlic, 750 ml of water, 270 g of rice (long-grain), a pinch of ground black pepper and zira, salt, oil.

1. The meat is thoroughly washed and cut into medium-sized pieces. It immediately salts and sprinkles with seasonings to taste.
2. In the “Frying” mode of the multicooker, the meat pieces are fried in well-heated oil for 12 minutes.
3. Carrots are cut into thin strips, onions into half rings. Vegetables go to the meat, and together the ingredients cook for another 8 minutes.
4. It remains to add water, salt, the remaining seasonings and leave the products in the same mode for a couple of minutes.
5. Rice is well washed and poured into the capacity of the multicooker. Its surface needs to be leveled, and in the middle stick a washed but not peeled garlic head.
6. Prepares in the "Pilaf" mode the time set by the program.

An aromatic dish with assorted fresh or pickled vegetables is served.

With chicken

A very tender dish turns out if you cook pilaf in a slow cooker with chicken (breast), and do not fry the vegetables in oil. This option is suitable for the smallest family members, as well as people who are watching their figure.For it you will need to use: 1 breast, 220 g of rice, 1 pc. onions and carrots, a pinch of barberry and any other seasonings, salt, 280 ml of water.

1. Pieces of breast cut off from the bone, together with vegetables chopped in any way, are cooked in the "Frying" mode for 15-17 minutes without adding oil. Replace it with chicken stock or a little water.
2. In the same program, washed rice is added to the ingredients, and together they “Roast” for another 7 minutes.
3. It remains to add water, selected spices, salt, barberry, mix all the components and start the "Pilaf" mode.

If the multicooker does not have the program “Frying”, it will be replaced by the option “Baking”.

The original recipe for a multicooker with raisins

A dish with raisins has a special unique piquant taste. At the same time, pilaf will not work out sweet. In addition to dried fruit (120 g), you also need to take: 450 g chicken, 2 pcs. carrots and white onions, 350 g of rice, 700 ml of water, 1 bay leaf, 4 peas of black pepper, any seasonings for pilaf and oil.

1. In the "Frying" mode, small slices of fillet are fried for 12 minutes with the addition of any vegetable oil.
2. Chopped onions and carrots go to the meat and cook together the same amount of time. Both vegetables and chicken should become golden.
3. Raisins and rice are thoroughly washed, and then added to the bowl of the device.
4. Spices and salt are poured into the slow cooker.
5. The ingredients are poured with water so that it completely covers the cereal.
6. A dish is prepared in the “Pilaf” mode (you can replace it with the “Porridge” program).

The treat is served to the table after thorough mixing.

Beef pilaf recipe

If you decide to cook pilaf with beef, it is better to marinate the meat in a mixture of vegetable oil and seasonings for a couple of hours in advance. This will reduce cooking time. You also need to cut the beef (550 g) into small pieces, peeling them of veins and films. In addition to meat, you will need to use: 3 pcs. white onions and carrots, 4-5 cloves of garlic, 370 g of rice (long-grain), oil, salt.

1. Any vegetable oil is poured into the multicooker bowl, and the "Frying" mode is turned on for 40 minutes. It takes about 20 minutes to cook pieces of pre-prepared meat, constantly mixing them.
2. After this time, miniature cubes of white onion and thin cubes of sweet carrots are sent to the container. Together they are fried until the end of a given program. The roof does not close.
3. After 40 minutes, a cup of hot water, any spices, salt, chopped garlic is added to the bowl, and in the "Stew" mode they languish for another 50 minutes.
4. Lastly, washed rice is added to the meat and vegetables and 450 ml of hot water are poured. Content does not mix.
5. Pilaf stewed for another 40 minutes.

After 20 minutes, you can try the treat and add salt if necessary.

How to cook Uzbek pilaf with lamb?

The traditional Uzbek version of the dish is always cooked with lamb. It is necessary to use 450 g of meat, and, in addition to it: 420 g of rice, 1 pc. onions and carrots, 0.5 packs of butter, a couple of cloves of garlic, 1 tsp special seasoning for pilaf, salt.

1. The meat, cut into small pieces, in the "Frying" mode is cooked until an appetizing crust is formed in butter. After that, chopped onions and carrots are sent to it, and together the products are fried until vegetables are transparent.
2. Well-washed rice, chopped garlic, salt and seasoning are laid on top of the ready-made ingredients.
3. Water is poured into the device's capacity (slightly above the level of the cereal) and the remaining butter is added.
4. A dish is being prepared in Pilaf mode until the end of the program.

If desired, finely chopped greens and barberry are added to the rice during cooking.

Lentil pilaf with mushrooms in a slow cooker

Even during fasting, it is perfectly acceptable to treat yourself to a delicious, hearty pilaf. The meat in this recipe will replace champignons (350 g). In addition to mushrooms, you need to use: 1 pc. carrots, onions and sweet red pepper, 350 g unboiled long-grain rice, 1 tbsp.barberry and spices for pilaf, 5 cloves of garlic, salt, oil.

1. To prepare dressing, carrots and sweet peppers are cut into large strips, onions into half rings, garlic into thin slices. Together, vegetables are passaged in the "Frying" mode in vegetable oil until transparent.
2. Once the listed ingredients are soft, you can send them chopped mushrooms, and fry all products together until the mushrooms are ready.
3. Of the spices, it is best to choose cilantro, cumin, saffron and barberry. They are mixed with washed rice, after which the grits are sent to the slow cooker.
4. It remains to fill the ingredients with water and in the "Stew" mode, cook them for 20 minutes.

Thanks to the multicooker, lean pilaf is tender and crumbly.

Cooking method with chicken hearts

Chicken hearts are not only very tender meat, but also budget. It will allow you to cook not only delicious, but also very economical pilaf. In addition to hearts (500 g), you should use: 2 multi-glasses of rice, 2 pcs each. onions and carrots, a whole head of garlic, salt, any aromatic herbs, oil.

1. Each heart is cut in half, washed with blood and gets rid of the veins.
2. Onions with carrots are chopped in any convenient way and fried in vegetable oil in the "Frying" mode until ready.
3. As soon as the vegetables begin to golden, you can pour out hearts to them, and together cook the ingredients for another 7-10 minutes.
4. After that, pre-washed rice, salt, spices are placed in the bowl, and water is also poured (about a finger above the cereal).
5. In the "Stew" mode, the dish is cooked for 60 minutes.
6. After 45 minutes, the cooker lid is opened for a few seconds, and peeled garlic cloves are sent to the pilaf.

You can interfere with refreshments only after the sound signal of the device about its readiness. Further, it is better to leave the dish on "heating" for another half hour.

With pork and prunes

Pilaf in a slow cooker with pork is prepared no less simply and quickly than the options listed above. Adding seedless prunes (160 g) will help make the dish more savory. You also need to use the following products: 350 g steamed long rice, 450 g pork pulp, 2 pcs. onions and carrots, a pinch of cumin, dried barberry and ground turmeric, a head of garlic, salt, oil.

1. In the “Frying” mode, small pieces of pork are fried in vegetable oil for 15 minutes. At the expiration of the specified time, carrots and large cubes of onions are laid out on top of them on top of them.
2. All spices are poured into the multicooker bowl, and prunes are laid out on top of the listed ingredients. Cut the last one is not necessary.
3. It remains to pour rice into the container and fill the products with water to the level of 2 liters.
4. Under the lid, the dish is cooked in the "Stew" mode for 1 hour.
5. Around the middle of the process, a washed but not peeled head of garlic is stuck in the middle of the bowl.

Ready meals before serving can be sprinkled with chopped herbs.

Crumbly pilaf in a slow cooker

To make the dish crumbly, rice should be selected polished long steamed (280 g). It should also be washed in several waters before adding to the slow cooker. In addition to rice you need to take: 450 g of any meat, 1 pc. onions and carrots, 4 garlic cloves, any spices, salt, oil.

1. Pieces of meat are washed and dried with a paper towel, after which they are lightly fried in oil in the "Frying" mode.
2. Chopped vegetables in any convenient way are added to appetizing crusted meat slices, and together the ingredients are cooked in the same program for another 7 minutes.
3. Lastly, rice, spices, garlic, salt, and pre-washed rice are sent to the multicooker bowl and water is poured. The liquid should be 2 cm above the cereal.
4. In the "Pilaf" mode, the dish is cooked for 60 minutes.

Garlic can be added with whole or chopped cloves. In the first case, it will affect the aroma, and in the second - the taste.

Features of cooking in slow cookers: Polaris, Redmont

The process of preparing a delicious pilaf in a slow cooker will primarily depend on the selected device. For example, in most Polaris models there is a "Frying" mode (including "Frying in oil"), but there is no "Pilaf" program. Therefore, the latter can be replaced with the “Extinguishing” option, only by reinstalling the automatic time set.

Redmont devices have all the necessary modes. The Extinguishing / Pilaf program for many models is indicated by a single button.

If it is decided to cook pilaf in a slow cooker, in which there was neither the Pilaf nor the Stew option, then you can replace it with the Buckwheat program.

True, in this case, you need to monitor the cooking time, since there is a chance to get a dry dish in the end.