Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Nigella Lawson's Pilaf for a Curry Banquet

* Exported from MasterCook *

Pilaf for a Curry Banquet

Recipe By :Nigella Lawson
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : FoodTV Indian
rice zz photo

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large onion -- finely chopped
2 cloves
3 cardamom pods -- bruised
1 cinnamon stick -- broken into 3
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon nigella seeds -- optional
2 1/2 cups basmati rice
4 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup sliced almonds -- toasted, for garnish
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves -- for garnish (2 to
3)
----Special equipment: deep saucepan, 9 1/2-inch
diameter, with lid ----

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.
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.
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.

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson
Show: Nigella Feasts Episode: Spiced Up
Photo
Cook Time 30 min
Level Easy
Yield 8 servings
Times: Prep 15 min
Cook 30 min
Total:45 min

Cuisine:
"Indian"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 2421 Calories; 79g Fat (29.6%
calories from fat); 61g Protein; 364g Carbohydrate; 19g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 8938mg Sodium. Exchanges: 23 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2
Vegetable; 13 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0