Indian-Style Rice with Cashews, Raisins and Turmeric

Description

A colorful, fragrant Indian-style rice. If desired, for presentation purposes, the rice can pressed into a lightly-oiled bowl, inverted and unmolded on to a decorative serving plate, and then garnished with fresh cilantro and slices of lime and tomato.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 ½ cups basmati rice
  • 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
  • 1 ¼ (14 ounce) cans chicken stock
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ cup raisins
  • ¾ cup cashew halves

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in rice
  2. and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk
  3. chicken stock
  4. cumin
  5. coriander
  6. red pepper flakes
  7. salt
  8. turmeric
  9. bay leaf
  10. raisins
  11. and cashew halves. Bring to a boil
  12. then cover
  13. and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender
  14. about 20 minutes.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 22 mins

Total Time: 27 mins

Servings: 6

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