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Rice Sochivo (Sweet Christmas Eve Rice)

A traditional Russian Christmas dish. Sochivo is made and enjoyed on Christmas Eve — it's not just festive and delicious, but a ritual food. There are countless versions; the one here is sweet rice with poppy seeds and dried fruit. The recipe is easy to remember because nearly every ingredient is measured out as half a cup.

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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 7 % 5 g
Fats 15 % 10 g
Carbohydrates 78 % 52 g
332 kcal
GI: 17 / 38 / 44
    1. Wash the dried fruit and put it in an enamel or glass container of a suitable size. Rinse it with boiled water, then cover with boiling water. In a separate bowl, cover the poppy seeds with boiling water so they're fully submerged. Let both soak for half an hour. Afterward, drain the water off the dried fruit into a glass and save it for later. The poppy-seed water can be poured down the sink. 2. Rinse the rice in warm water until it runs clear, then transfer it to a medium saucepan. Add the water you saved from the dried fruit, topping up with a little more if needed (no more than about a cup of liquid total). Add a pinch of salt as the rice cooks. Cook over medium heat until tender. 3. Cut the dried apricots into small pieces. If the raisins are large, halve or quarter them. Chop the walnuts into small pieces, setting aside some halves to garnish the finished dish. Blend the soaked poppy seeds for 2 minutes, then add a third of the chopped walnuts and blend again. The nut-and-poppy mixture should be pale and fairly smooth. 4. Once the rice is cooked, turn off the heat and stir the honey right into the pan. It's fine if a little liquid remains — that's how it should be. Add the walnut pieces, dried apricots, raisins, and the ground nut-and-poppy mixture. Mix everything together gently but thoroughly and let the sochivo cool for an hour. 5. Garnish the finished dish with the reserved walnut halves and pieces of dried apricot. Serve it warm or cold. You can keep it in the fridge until ready to serve. Happy holidays!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Raw wild rice - 353  kcal/100g
  • Brown raw rice - 360  kcal/100g
  • Boiled brown rice - 119  kcal/100g
  • White fortified raw rice - 363  kcal/100g
  • White fortified boiled rice - 109  kcal/100g
  • White rice, steamed, with long grains raw - 369  kcal/100g
  • Steamed white rice, boiled with long grains - 106  kcal/100g
  • Instant dry rice - 374  kcal/100g
  • Instant rice, ready to eat - 109  kcal/100g
  • Fig - 344  kcal/100g
  • Honey - 400  kcal/100g
  • Walnuts - 650  kcal/100g
  • Black Walnut English Walnut - 628  kcal/100g
  • Black Persian Walnut - 651  kcal/100g
  • Walnut oil - 925  kcal/100g
  • Dried apricots - 215  kcal/100g
  • Uryuk - 290  kcal/100g
  • Dried peaches - 254  kcal/100g
  • Raisins - 280  kcal/100g
  • Kishmish - 279  kcal/100g
  • Poppy (seed) - 556  kcal/100g
  • Mac - 556  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Ground cinnamon - 247  kcal/100g

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