suemunzlinger's Recipe

Bollywood Basmati Rice

Category: Side dish

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 cup white basmati rice
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cups water
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup sliced apricots
2 tablespoons chopped currants
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
Directions
Warm olive oil in a medium saucepan. Add rice and onion. Stir until rice is well coated and translucent around edges, about 2 minutes. Add water and salt. Stir, cover, reduce heat to low and cook 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let rest, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff rice. Then gently mix in remaining ingredients.

Basmati rice is more delicate then other rice.

(To wash or not to wash rice? In the case of basmati, no matter what my preparation is, I always wash it. It cleans out any small particles and it also rids the rice of any starch on the grain. This starch makes the rice gummier when cooked. Guy did not include washing)

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