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Middle Eastern Raisin Rice
RECIPE BY: Sahtein
A twist on a Middle East recipe with a splash of Afghan and Central Asia.
Posted on: Oct 8, 2007
Ingredients
Directions
1
Wash rice well. Place 2 cups rice in a rice maker (or pot), add 4 cups water, or enough water to just cover the rice with no grains sticking out.2
Add raisins, salt, cinnamon, saffron (optional) and then drizzle olive oil around in a circle over the rice mixture. Mix well with spoon so rice and ingredients are blended together. There should be enough cinnamon added to give off a strong scent of cinnamon. Adjust amount as needed.3
Cook rice in rice maker or pot and after rice is cooked, stir ingredients together one more time. Spoon onto large platter and serve with plain, nonfat yogurt.
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From: Sue L
On May 1, 2008
Really yummy! All the flavors come together very nicely. I used less cinnamon since it was quite enough to make the rice fragrant and combined with the saffron, it was delicious! I would definitely recommend using the saffron if at all possible. The rice went very nicely with Zaatar chicken. Thanks for posting.
From: ~Lorie~Sue~L~
On Nov 7, 2007
Really yummy! All the flavors come together very nicely. I used less cinnamon since it was quite enough to make the rice fragrant and combined with the saffron, it was delicious! I would definitely recommend using the saffron if at all possible. The rice went very nicely with Zaatar chicken. Thanks for posting. Lorie
| Nutrition Facts | ||
|---|---|---|
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Serving Size 1 (348g) Recipe makes 4 servings |
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| Calories 431 | ||
| Calories from Fat 67 | (15%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 7.5g | 11% | |
| Saturated Fat 1.1g | 5% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 5.1g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0.9g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 156mg | 6% | |
| Potassium 186mg | 5% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 83.2g | 27% | |
| Dietary Fiber 2.9g | 11% | |
| Sugars 5.5g | ||
| Protein 7.0g | 14% | |
| Vitamin A 7mcg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B6 0.2mg | 9% | |
| Vitamin B12 0.0mcg | 0% | |
| Vitamin C 1mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin E 1mcg | 3% | |
| Calcium 66mg | 6% | |
| Iron 5mg | 28% | |
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