BAKED RICE

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This recipe, from the chef Yotam Ottolenghi, is richly spiced and flavorful, a dish that would pair with almost any grilled or roasted meat. Try it sometime with a Sunday roast chicken and a pile of greens, a comforting spread as the weekend slides away.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Categories     side dish

Time 1h15m

Yield Serves 6 to 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 heads garlic, cloves peeled
12-14 medium-size shallots, peeled and quartered lengthwise
Zest of 1 lemon
2 whole sprigs fresh curry leaves, left on stem, or substitute a handful of dry curry leaves
2 cups basmati rice
2 teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, soaked in 2 tablespoons boiling water for 30 minutes

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 425. Put the oil into a sauté pan set over medium heat. When the oil shimmers, add the garlic cloves, shallots and lemon zest, and cook, tossing occasionally, for about 15 minutes, until the garlic is golden brown and soft. Add the sprigs of curry leaves, and cook for approximately 2 minutes more, or until the leaves are starting to crisp.
  • Pour the garlic and shallots into a large ovenproof baking dish, approximately 10 by 14 inches, and spread the rice over the vegetables in an even layer. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of salt over the rice, and then pour 3 1/2 cups of boiling water over the rice. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil, and place in the oven for 30 minutes or so, until all the water has been absorbed and the rice is light, fluffy and starting to turn crisp around the edges.
  • Remove the dish from the oven, uncover and drizzle the saffron and its soaking water over the dish. Re-cover the dish with aluminum foil, and allow it to sit on the stovetop for another 5 or 10 minutes, then serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 340, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 58 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 402 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams

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