Side Dish

Pilaf Rice (1 serving = 1.33 cups ~ 190g) is for Side Dish.

Pilaf Rice (1 serving = 1.33 cups ~ 190g) takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Pilaf Rice (1 serving = 1.33 cups ~ 190g) takes 30 minutes to cook.

Pilaf Rice (1 serving = 1.33 cups ~ 190g) makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Pilaf Rice (1 serving = 1.33 cups ~ 190g) are:

Olive Oil, 1.5 tbsp
Onions, 1 large, sliced quite finely
Peas, frozen, 1 cup
Chickpeas, 0.75 cup
Potato, peeled and diced small, 1 cup
uncooked Basmati Rice, 400g (wash in several changes of water and then soak in cold water for 30 mins, drain)
750ml (3 cups) hot water
2 tbsp lemon juice to taste
salt

Whole spices;
6 cloves
tbsp whole black peppercorns
2 large bay leaves
3 brown cardamon pods
6 green cardamon pods (lightly crushed)
2" cinnamon stick broken into a couple of shavings
1 tbsp cumin seeds

Here is how you make Pilaf Rice (1 serving = 1.33 cups ~ 190g):

Heat oil in pan, add onion and cook gently for approx 5-10 mins until brown. Add whole spices and cook until fragrant.Add potato, chickpeas, peas, rice, salt and water.Bring to boil, cover and cook over lowest heat, undisturbed, for 12mins. Without lifting the lid, remove from heast and leave for further 10mins or so. Remove lid and cover with dry cloth to allow any excess moisture to evaporate out. Add the lemon juice to taste and lightly fluff up rice with a fork, serve.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHEEKYCHOOK.

The nutritional information for Pilaf Rice (1 serving = 1.33 cups ~ 190g) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 260.2

• Total Fat: 3.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 88.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 51.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
• Protein: 6.2 g