Best Basic Rice Pilaf Recipes

BASIC RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan and cook onion over medium heat until golden. Stir in rice and cook for 1 minute.
• Season with salt and pepper. Stir in chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Cover and turn heat down to low. Simmer gently for 20 minutes.
• Fluff rice with a fork and stir in parsley.

BASIC LONG-GRAIN BROWN RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a medium saucepan with a tight fitting lid, over medium heat. Add the rice and lemon peel and cook, stirring, until slightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Stir in the water and add salt to taste, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until all the water has been absorbed by the rice, about 45 minutes. Please don't lift the lid to give a peek or stir or the rice will not cook evenly.
• Remove the pan from the heat and let the rice sit, covered, for 10 minutes?{once again, no peeking. Fluff with a fork, season with salt and pepper and serve.

BASIC RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a saucepan and add onions and garlic. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add rice and stir briefly over low heat until grains are coated with the butter.
• Stir in the broth, making sure there are no lumps in the rice. Add the parsley, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, cover with a close-fitting lid and simmer for 17 minutes.
• Remove the cover and discard the parsley, thyme and bay leaf. Using a fork, stir in the remaining butter. If the rice is not served immediately, keep covered in a warm place.

BASIC RICE PILAF

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan heat oil over high heat. Add onion and cook until tender but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add rice, stirring to coat in oil. Add stock and season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook 10 minutes. Check rice, and if almost tender add shrimp, green onions, parsley, and more liquid, if necessary. Cook until shrimp are pink and rice is tender. Sprinkle with Creole seasoning before serving.

NOT YOUR BASIC CHANA PULAO (CHICK PEA RICE PILAF) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a crockpot and add sliced onions. Fry until caramelized into a slightly dark golden brown color.
• Lower the flame. To this add cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, black pepper corn, bay leaf, black cardamom pod and dry red chili and fry for 30 seconds. Then add the chickpeas and fry for a minute.
• Season with roasted cumin and coriander power and garam masala. Stir well and immediately add 2 and ¼ cup of water or chicken stock, season with salt and wait for it to come to a boil.
• Meanwhile, wash and soak the rice.
• Once the water comes to a boil, drain the rice and add it to the stock pot.
• Once the rice has absorbed ½ of the liquid, it should take around 5 to 7 mins, turn down the flame and put the lid on. The rice will finish cooking for the next 8 to 10 mins.
• After 10 minutes, remove the lid and use a rice spatula with a light hand to separate the rice.
• Serve hot with your favorite curry or kebabs.