Pilaf for a Curry Banquet

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Total Time:
45 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves
  • 3 cardamom pods, bruised
  • 1 cinnamon stick, broken into 3
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon nigella seeds, optional
  • 2 1/2 cups basmati rice
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted, for garnish
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish
  • Special equipment: deep saucepan, 9 1/2-inch diameter, with lid

Directions

Cook the onion in the oil, in a deep saucepan with the cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, and nigella seeds, if using, until the onion is slightly browned and soft. Keep the heat medium to low and stir frequently; this should take about 10 minutes.

Add the rice and move it about in the oily spiced onion until it is slicked and glossy, then pour in the stock and bring the pan to the boil. Cover the pan with a lid and cook over the lowest heat possible for 20 minutes.

Turn off the heat, take the lid off, cover with a tea towel and clamp the lid back on the saucepan. You can leave the rice to rest like this for at least 10 minutes, and up to about 1 hour. Fork the rice through when you are ready to serve it, scattering the toasted sliced almonds and cilantro on top.

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  • on March 27, 2013

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    Absolutely mad for this. The only adjustment I had to make was liquid to rice ratio and cooking time based on my rice's instructions. Divine!

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  • on November 02, 2011

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    Delicious! Distinctly Indian but not overwhelming. I'm glad I made the whole recipe even just for two - leftovers will be wonderful! Another effortless recipe from Nigella.

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  • on October 26, 2011

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    This is sooooooooooooo good!!! I could eat this all by itself, although I made it with the Mughlai chicken. Very happy that there were leftovers to take to work for the next couple of days. Yummmmmm!!!!

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