Created by: Kittencal
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Recipe #5665 | Created on June 7, 2012
Categories: Side Dishes, Vegetables, Carrot, Onions, Indian, Budget-Friendly, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Quick Meals, Sunday Dinner, Stove Top, No Eggs, Make it from scratch (more)
Basmati Rice Pilaf
"A delicious basmati pilaf recipe I have made it many times"
- 4 to 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup slivered almonds
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 cup finely chopped carrots
- 1/2 cup currants, or to taste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons finely minced orange rind
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional or to taste
- 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
- 1/4 cup water
- Salt, to taste
What You Will Need
No special items needed.
Step 1
In a medium saucepan, melt butter. Saute the onion and almonds over medium heat until onion is soft (not brown) and the almonds are golden. Stir in rice; cook stirring for about 4 minutes to release flavor. Stir in chopped carrot, currants, orange peel, cinnamon, black pepper and red pepper flakes.
Step 2
Carefully stir in chicken broth and water into the rice mixture, stir slightly with a wooden spoon. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat.
Step 3
Cover the saucepan and simmer until all liquid is absorbed, and the rice is tender (about 20 minutes). Season with salt.
- Serving Size: 1 (239.9 g)
- Calories 329
- Total Fat - 20.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.1 g
- Cholesterol - 3.9 mg
- Sodium - 579.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 32.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.6 g
- Sugars - 5.2 g
- Protein - 6.6 g
- Calcium - 77.4 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 11.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg