Mashi Recipe or Egyptian RiceMashi Recipe or Egyptian Rice

Mashi is a traditional Egyptian cuisine recipe that consists of a rice dish with meat, spices, and nuts. As this is a vegan recipe without ingredients of animal origin that I share, we are going to replace the meat with seitan, an excellent source of vegetable protein, whose texture is very similar to that of meat. Egyptian mashi or rice is a very simple, delicious and healthy dish, full of tradition and history that will surprise you with its aromas and textures.

Ingredients to make Mashi or Egyptian rice:

• 300 grams of basmati rice
• 150 grams of seitan
• 2 tablespoons of pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons of pistachios
• 2 tablespoons of crushed almonds
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1 splash of olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch of black pepper
• 600 milliliters of water (2½ cups)

How to make Mashi or Egyptian Rice:

1. Heat a frying pan with a splash of oil and toast the nuts: pine nuts, pistachios and crushed almonds. Stir from time to time so they don’t burn.
2. When the nuts are browned, remove them from the pan and place them on absorbent paper to remove excess oil.
3. Cut the seitan into small cubes and sauté them in the same pan for 4-5 minutes.
4. Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
5.  Stir well and add the water.
6. Bring the water to a boil and add the rice.
7. Cover the pan and let it cook over medium-low heat until the water evaporates and the rice is ready.
8. Add the nuts to the rice, stir and serve.
9. This is how the Egyptian mashi recipe looks so simple to make.