Samarkand, a Melting Pot of Cuisines - Food Wine Travel

Ingredients

• 275g basmati rice
• 4 onions (1 halved and 3 thinly sliced)
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns, crushed
• 1 bay leaf
• A small bunch of flat-leaf parsley
• 400g sturgeon, monkfish or halibut fillets
• 4 tablespoons sesame oil
• 3 carrots, sliced into matchsticks
• A small handful of dill fronds
• 1 teaspoon dill seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• Large pinch of saffron strands, soaked in 3 tablespoons warm water
• 120g soured cream
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Sea salt