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Navratri Special Recipe: Curried rice

Serve this beautiful golden rice with steamed vegetables.

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Written By: Editorial Team | Updated : September 25, 2014 7:21 PM IST

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Navratri Special Recipe: Curried riceServe this beautiful golden rice with tofu or with steamed vegetables. Basmati and jasmine are flavourful long-grain rices that are sold in natural food stores and some supermarkets. Regular long-grain brown rice could also be used.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup vegetable broth
  • 1 cup dry brown basmati rice
  • 1/3 cup slivered almonds
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 1 cup frozen green peas, thawed

Method

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Heat vegetable broth in a large pot. Add rice and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until rice becomes opaque and somewhat chalky-looking, about 2 minutes.

Add almonds, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, and salt. Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in raisins and boiling water. Cover and simmer until rice is tender and all the water is absorbed, about 60 minutes.Stir in peas just before serving.

Per 1-cup serving:

  • 223 calories, 5.4 g protein
  • 37.7 g carbohydrate
  • 8.6 g sugar
  • 6.4 g total fat
  • 25.7% calories from fat
  • 5.5 g fiber
  • 218 mg sodium

Source: Healthy Eating for Life for Women by Kristine Kieswer; recipe by Jennifer Raymond, M.S., R.D./The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

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