Title: Mid-East Pilaf
Categories: Side dish
Yield: 6 servings
1 tb Vegetable oil
1 md Onion; chopped
1 tb Brown sugar
2/3 c Cashew bits or halves
1/3 c Raisins
3 c Hot cooked rice
1 c Chopped dried apricots
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Turmeric
1/4 ts Cracked black pepper
1/8 ts Cardamom
1/8 ts Ground cloves
1/3 c Apple juice
Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion with brown
sugar 3 to 5 minutes or until onion is golden brown. Add cashews and
raisins; saute 2 to 3 minutes until nuts begin to brown and raisins plump.
Add rice, apricots, salt, cinnamon, turmeric, pepper, cardamom and cloves.
Stir in apple juice. Heat thoroughly and serve.
Each serving provides:
* 284 calories
* 5.2 g. protein
* 9.5 g. fat
* 47.5 g. carbohydrate
* 3.6 g. dietary fiber
* 0 mg. cholesterol
* 106 mg. sodium
Source: The Many Nationalities of Rice
Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
