LEEKS WITH OLIVE OIL (Pırasa yemeği)

Ingredients:

• Leeks, 1/2 kg
• One carrot
• Salcha, one tablespoon
• Rice, two tablespoons
• Olive oil, 40 ml
• Salt, one teaspoon
• Ground Red pepper, half teaspoon
• Boiled water, 400 ml
• Lemon juice

Preparation:

• Peel off the first outer leaves of leeks. Dice into two-three cm thick slices.
• Immense the leeks in a pot with hot water for ten minutes.
• Peel the carrot, slice into two vertically and dice into one cm slices.
• In a pan, add olive oil, salcha and pepper and cook with a low heat until salcha and oil come together.
• Drain the leeks and add to the pan with the carrot.
• Add the salt, cook for 10 minutes with the lid on by mixing twice, gently with a wooden spoon. 
• Add boiled water, mix briefly, and cook for another 15 minutes on low heat.
• Wash and drain the rice, add to the pan, cook for a further 7 minutes.
• Serve either hot or cold, as you wish, with a sprinkle of lemon juice.