Turmeric Rice
Turmeric Rice with nuts and dried fruit, a super quick and simple side dish recipe that pairs well with any roast or meat alternative. This yellow rice pilaf is wonderfully spiced with a hint of chicken coming from the broth, and it's deliciously fluffy and cooked to perfection.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 405kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 ¼ cup chicken stock ( broth)
- 25 g butter (2 tbsp)
- 1 small onion
- ¼ cup almond flakes
- ¼ cup pistachios
- ¼ cup raisins
- ¼ cup dried apricots
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon cardamom pods
- salt and pepper to taste
- fresh parsley to garnish
Instructions
- Heat up a pan on a medium heat.
- Add the almond flakes and shelled pistachios and toast for 1-2 minutes to get a nice golden touch.
- Remove them from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, melt the butter, add the peeled and chopped onion, and fry until golden.
- Add the turmeric, cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamom pods, and stir for 1 minute for the spices to release their flavour.
- Add a touch of salt and black pepper at this point too if you wish.
- Rinse the rice with cold water until this runs clear, then add the rice to the pan together with the toasted nuts and dried fruit cut into pieces.
- Pour in the chicken stock, place a lid on the pan, and leave to simmer until all the liquid is evaporated.
- Remove the pan from the heat, but leave the lid on for an extra 5 minutes.
- Use a fork to fluff the rice up, then garnish with freshly-chopped parsley.
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Notes
- This recipe is pretty much failproof - once the rice is cooked right, you know it's going to taste amazing! To know if the rice absorbed all the liquid, tilt the pan slightly, if the rice stays in place, it's all good.
- When the lid comes off the pan, before you use a fork to fluff the rice up, you can fish for the cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamom pods - they are all at the top easy to spot and remove - they can be a bit of a pain otherwise to remove once the rice is fluffed up.
Nutrition
Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 162mg | Potassium: 468mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 505IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 2mg