CARROT & PEA PILAU RICE

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A tasty low fat rice that gets a few extra veggies into your daily diet. I use ground cinnamon because my family don't like 'bits of wood' in thier food! I also use brown basmati and it doesnt seem to take any longer to cook. Great with curry but could accompany lots of different dishes. I dont use salt in cooking but a little added just before serving may be required. I developed this recipe from a book called 'Indian Cooking'.

Provided by Purple Becca

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Time 40m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

10 ounces brown basmati rice
18 fluid ounces water
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon cumin or 1 teaspoon caraway seed
1 onion
2 cinnamon sticks
4 green cardamoms
1 teaspoon garam masala
6 ounces carrots
4 ounces peas
salt

Steps:

  • Wash the rice in several changes of water, leave to soak in water for 20 minutes.
  • Drain the rice put it in a pan and add the 18 fl ozs of water, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes (I place the rice in my wood stove oven to cook).
  • Remove the pan from the heat and leave aside for 10 minutes.
  • Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the seeds, cook until they splutter.
  • Add onion, cinnamon (broken into pieces) and cardamom pods (split at one end to release flavour) Fry until the onion is slightly browned.
  • Add the Garam Masala and cook for 30 seconds.
  • Stir in the carrot - grated and the peas, cook for a further 2 minutes.
  • Stir this mixture gently into the rice and keep warm - or serve straight away.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 233.2, Fat 3.9, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 27.1, Carbohydrate 44.6, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 3.6, Protein 5.3

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