Fruit and Nut Rice

Photo: flickr user avlxyz

Ingredients

1 kg Basmati rice

90 grams Ghee

2 teaspoons Oil

2 Cloves garlic, crushed

1 Onion, finely chopped

1 teaspoon Cumin seeds

1 teaspoon Coriander seeds

6 Cardamom seeds

1 Cinammon stick

4 cups Hot water

Tiny pinch saffron powder

3/4 cup Chopped dried apricots

1 cup Sultanas

1 cup Roasted unsalted cashews

1/2 cup Pistachio nuts

Preparation

Wash rice; drain 30 minutes. Heat ghee and oil in large pan, add garlic, onion and spices, cook stirring, 1 minute. Add rice, stir until rice is coated with ghee, stir in combined water and saffron.

Bring to the boil, cover with tight fitting lid, reduce heat to very low, steam 20 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender.

Add apricots and sultanas, cover, cook over low heat 10 minutes, stir in cashews, serve sprinkled with pistachios.

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Tags:

ethnic

Asian

Indian

rice

vegetable

Yield:

6.0 servings

Added:

Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 11:45pm

Creator:

Anonymous

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