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Lemon-Basmati Rice takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Lemon-Basmati Rice takes 40 minutes to cook.

Lemon-Basmati Rice makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Lemon-Basmati Rice are:

2 cups basmati brown rice
Grated zest of 2 lemons
8 whole green cardamom pods, lightly cracked open
1 teaspoon coarse salt
2 three-inch cinnamon sticks, halved crosswise

Here is how you make Lemon-Basmati Rice:

Rinse rice in a sieve under cool running water. Transfer to a medium saucepan with 3-1/2 cups water. Add the zest of 1 lemon, cardamom, salt, and cinnamon. Cover; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Cook, covered, until water evaporates, about 10 minutes.Turn off the heat, and let stand, covered 5 minutes. Use a fork to fluff the rice, and transfer to a serving platter, remove cardamom and cinnamon. if desired, and sprinkle with remaining lemon zest.Makes Serving Size:?Makes 8-3/4 cup servings Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHEFJUNE.

The nutritional information for Lemon-Basmati Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 167.7

• Total Fat: 1.6 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 285.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 4.4 g