Armenian Rice Pilaf with raisins and dried fruits

This is my favorite Armenian Easter dish!

1 cup rice

1 cup raisins and dried fruit (apricot, dates, chopped)
2 TB butter
1 TB honey
a pinch of salt


Cook the rice following the instructions on the package. Meanwhile, melt butter in a skillet and add the raisins and dried fruits. Cook them for 2-3 minutes until they look shiny and moist. Add honey, and a pinch of salt.

Mix the raisins with the pot of rice and stir well. If it looks a little dry, add more butter.



Araksya's tip: You can only use raisins if you don't have other dried fruits. I used regular and golden raisins, dried apricots, peaches, and dates.