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Gilan rice dessert with grape syrup

Gilan rice dessert with grape syrup

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A dessert from the Gilan region: fragrant rice cooked and then coated with dark grape syrup (doushab), walnuts, cardamom, and cumin, then smoothed in a di…

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Recipe from Roozitaa, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This simple yet delicious dessert from Gilan, in Iran, combines rice, dark grape syrup, walnuts, and spices. It is typically served with a hot cup of tea, with some chopped walnuts sprinkled on top.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$3.53 $0.59 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.58
  • $2.20
  • $0.27
  • $0.48

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the rice and cook it in water until it is tender, then drain it.
  2. Heat the butter in a saucepan, add the drained rice, and stir over low heat until it is well coated.
  3. Add the chopped walnuts, cardamom, and cumin, and mix for a few more minutes. ≈ 4 min
  4. Pour servir, pour in a dish and smooth the surface while the dessert is still warm. ≈ 3 min
  5. Grate 2 or 3 walnuts over the rice and press down with a spoon to help them stick. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Gilan rice dessert with grape syrup

  • One glass of rice from Gilan$0.58
  • 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts, plus 2 or 3 whole walnuts for decoration$2.20
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground cardamom$0.27
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cumin (or 1 teaspoon of cardamom in total)$0.48

Total$3.53

that's $0.59 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • One glass of rice from Gilan
  • Two-thirds of a glass of dark grape syrup (or grape juice).
  • 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts, plus 2 or 3 whole walnuts for decoration
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground cardamom
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cumin (or 1 teaspoon of cardamom in total)

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