Basmati Pilaf

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups	240g / 8.5oz	Basmati rice
2 3/4 cups	651ml	Water
1/4 cup	59ml	Peanut oil - divided
		= (or melted ghee)
6		Cardamom pods - (to 8) - crushed lightly to
		Break their skins
1		Cinnamon stick - (1" long)
6		Whole cloves - (to 8)
3		Onions - (to 4) - thinly sliced (small)
2 teaspoons	10ml	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt - or to taste
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cumin seeds
1 teaspoon	5ml	Black mustard seeds
1 teaspoon	5ml	Broccoli head - cut 1/2" florets, (small)
		And stems cut into 1/4" pieces

Recipe Instructions

Soak rice in the water 30 minutes.

Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook the cardamom, cinnamon and cloves, stirring, 30 seconds. Add the onions and cook until golden. Sprinkle with sugar, reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are dark brown, 20 minutes. Remove half the onions, drain on paper towels and reserve.

Add the rice, its water and salt to the pan; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover partially until the foam subsides, then cover snugly and cook until the water has been absorbed and the rice is tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Let rice rest 5 minutes.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a saucepan; add the cumin and mustard seeds. Lower heat; cover until the spluttering subsides. Add the broccoli, stir 2 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick from the rice; transfer the rice to a platter and mix in the broccoli. Top with the reserved onions.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Each serving: 197 calories; 401 mg. sodium; 0 cholesterol; 10 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 26 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams protein; 2.35 grams fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 01-15-2003

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