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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (110g) Recipe makes 12 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 3 cardamom
Calories 279
Calories from Fat 108		(38%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 12.1g	18%
	Saturated Fat 4.1g	20%
	Monounsaturated Fat 4.9g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 2.4g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 12mg		4%
Sodium 41mg		1%
Potassium 245mg		7%
Total Carbohydrate 39.2g		13%
	Dietary Fiber 2.6g	10%
	Sugars 5.6g
Protein 5.4g		10%
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Fruit and Nut Rice-India

Recipe #361505 | 1¼ hours | 45 min prep | add private note

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By: Buster's friend
Mar 17, 2009

A while back a Zaarian reminded me of a wonderful Indian rice dish. Afterwards this recipe showed up in my email from gourmet-recipes-from-around-the-world. The serving size is a guess - be sure to let rice soak a bit then drain -makes it fluffy.

SERVES 12 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 lb basmati rice
2 ounces ghee (or butter)
1 tablespoon oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds
3 cardamom, seedpods green
1/2 cinnamon stick
2 cups hot water
tiny pinch saffron
1/4 cup apricot, dried & chopped
1/2 cup sultana
1/2 cup cashews, roasted unsalted
1/2 cup pistachio nut

Directions

1
Wash rice; drain 30 minutes. Heat ghee and oil in large pan, add garlic, onion and spices, cook stirring, 1 minute.
2
Add rice, stir until rice is coated with ghee, stir in combined water and saffron.
3
Bring to the boil, cover with tight fitting lid, reduce heat to very low, steam 20 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender.
4
Add apricots and sultanas, cover, cook over low heat 10 minutes, stir in cashews, serve sprinkled with pistachios.