Once Upon a Chef· by Jennifer Segal★ 4.9 (186)

Golden Rice Pilaf

Name: Golden Rice Pilaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: 1½ cups basmati rice; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; ½ cup finely chopped yellow onions ((from one small onion)); ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 cloves garlic, (minced); 2¼ cups water; 1¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; ⅓ cup dried fruit, (such as currants, raisins or finely chopped dried apricots); ¼ cup sliced or slivered almonds, (toasted in a small dry skillet over medium heat until golden, about 5 minutes)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 35m total

Servings

Calories

23% of a 2,000 cal day

451KCAL

Protein

8g17% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat14g

18%

Saturated6g

29%

Unsaturated8g

—

Total Carbs75g

27%

Fiber4g

13%

Total Sugars10g

—

incl. Added Sugars4g

Starch61g

—

Sodium760mg

33%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Fluffy basmati rice pilaf flavored with cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, and garlic, topped with almonds and fruit. It's aromatic and slightly sweet, making it an excellent side for Middle Eastern or spiced mains.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

1½ cupsbasmati rice
3 tbspunsalted butter
½ cupyellow onions — finely chopped, 1
½ tspground cumin
½ tspground turmeric
¼ tspground cinnamon
2garlic — minced
2¼ cupswater
1¼ tspsalt
¼ tspfreshly ground black pepper
⅓ cupdried fruit
¼ cupsliced almonds — toasted, or slivered almonds

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Method

35m total

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sidemiddle easterngluten freevegetarian

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