Pilaf for a Curry Banquet

Name: Pilaf for a Curry Banquet
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 46 grams sliced almonds, toasted, for garnish; 463 grams basmati rice; 3 cardamom pods, bruised; 960 milliliters chicken stock; 1 cinnamon stick, broken into 3; 1 teaspoons cumin seeds; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1 teaspoons nigella seeds, optional; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Pilaf for a Curry Banquet a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 9g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 331 calories. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. A mixture of almonds, cumin seeds, cardamom pods, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Users who liked this recipe also liked Brown Rice Mushroom Pilaf, Bulgur Pilaf With Green Lentils, Served With Caramelized Onions -Mercimekli Bulgur Pilavi, and Cumin-Scented Basmati Rice Pilaf.

Instructions

Cook the onion in the oil, in a deep saucepan with the cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, and nigella seeds, if using, until the onion is slightly browned and soft. Keep the heat medium to low and stir frequently; this should take about 10 minutes.

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Cinnamon Stick

Cardamom Pods

Cumin Seeds

Clove

Onion

Seeds

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the rice and move it about in the oily spiced onion until it is slicked and glossy, then pour in the stock and bring the pan to the boil. Cover the pan with a lid and cook over the lowest heat possible for 20 minutes.

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Onion

Stock

Rice

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Frying Pan

Turn off the heat, take the lid off, cover with a tea towel and clamp the lid back on the saucepan. You can leave the rice to rest like this for at least 10 minutes, and up to about 1 hour. Fork the rice through when you are ready to serve it, scattering the toasted sliced almonds and cilantro on top.

Ingredients you will need

Sliced Almonds