Side Items

Jewelled Rice is for Side Dish.

Jewelled Rice takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Jewelled Rice takes 30 minutes to cook.

Jewelled Rice makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Jewelled Rice are:

Basmati Rice, 250g
Onion, 1 small, finely sliced
Pinch of saffron strands soaked in tsp hot water
Whole black peppercorns
almonds finely slivered, 2 tbsp
pistachios finely slivered, 2 tbsp
Barberries (dried), 2 tbsp
Orange peel, very finely shredded, 2 tbsp
handful chopped parsley
seasoning
olive oil, 2 tsp

Here is how you make Jewelled Rice:

Wash rice in several changes of water, then soak for 30mins.Meanwhile, heat a small amount of water in a pan until boiling, add the orange peel and simmer for a few mins, drain and reserve the peel.Heat the pan and dry fry the slivered nuts carefully, removing them as soon as they begin to change colour and side aside. Heat 1 tsp of the oil in pan and fry the barberries for a few mins until they change colour, then side aside. Heat the other 1 tsp of the oil in pan and fry onion until browned, add the whole peppercorns to pan and fry for another 30 secs or so.Add the drained rice and stir to coat with the oil, add the rest of the ingredients, reserving just a few of the almonds, pistachios and barberries for the garnish, back into the pan, add some seasoning, the saffron and twice the quantity of hot wqater to the rice. Cover pan and cook for12 mins without disturbing. Remove from heat without lifting lid and leave for further 10mins.Remove lid and cover with dry teatowel for few more mins.Fluff rice with a fork, serve, with the reserved nuts, barberries and chopped parsley sprinkled over the top.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHEEKYCHOOK.

The nutritional information for Jewelled Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 206.1

• Total Fat: 5.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 0.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
• Protein: 4.6 g