World Flavors Cookbook

Sayadia (Fish Rice)

A coastal rice dish flavored with deeply caramelized onions and warm spices, served with fried fish.

Cuisine: Yemen

Ingredients

• 500g fish fillets
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 3 large onions, thinly sliced
• Cumin, cinnamon, cloves
• Fried nuts for garnish

Instructions

1. Fry onions in oil until they are dark brown (caramelized).
2. Add water and spices to the onions and bring to a boil.
3. Add rice and cook until the liquid is absorbed and rice is tinted brown.
4. Fry the fish fillets separately.
5. Serve the fish on top of the brown rice, garnished with nuts.