Thracian Rice Banitsa / cheese and rice pie/

A tasty traditional recipe!

Ingredients:

1 package of filo pastry or homemade pastry
5 eggs
½ cup of rice
½ jar of yoghurt
250 g cheese
Vegetable oil

Method:

Boil the rice keeping the ratio of rice to water 1: 3. Whisk 4 eggs, add crumbled cheese and mash it with the eggs. Put the slightly cooled rice in a bowl. Take two sheets of pastry and spoon some rice, some of the mixture and oil over the top one. Repeat with the rest of the pastry. Top the banitsa with a sheet and pour over a mixture of 1 egg and yoghurt. Sprinkle with some oil. Bake at 200 degrees C. You can cut the banitsa into big pieces before pouring over the mixture so that it could be absorbed easier.
When ready, sprinkle with some water and wrap in a cloth. Serve with yoghurt or a glass of ayran.

Enjoy your meal!