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Indian-Style Rice with Cashews, Raisins and Turmeric

SUBMITTED BY: MICHELLE0011 PHOTO BY: tinpotcook

"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."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 16 stars. This recipe average a 4.5 star rating.
Read Reviews (16)
PREP TIME  5 Min
COOK TIME  22 Min
READY IN  27 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
  • 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
  • 1 1/4 (14 ounce) cans chicken stock
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 3/4 cup cashew halves

DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in rice, and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk, chicken stock, cumin, coriander, red pepper flakes, salt, turmeric, bay leaf, raisins, and cashew halves. Bring to a boil, then cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 7, 2006 by MIRRS
Quite tasty. I added onions,ginger and garlic as well as some mushrooms which added a bit more... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2008 by LADYTRUTH20
Rice turned out really good, nice and tasty I used yellow raisins, and pine nuts instead of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2006 by Apple Jacks
This was nice and exotic. I was surprised by the instruction to sautee the uncooked rice,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2007 by Elizabeth
This was so good! I substituted vegetable broth to make a delicious vegetarian main meal. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2008 by tinpotcook
You can not go wrong. add this and that and it still works. we like more chilli out here in AU... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2007 by BLUEGIRL5
A fantastic recipe. Made it almost exactly as written, except I had no tumeric and used curry... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2008 by Matthew Perrett
Great stuff! I added some green beans to up the veggies and it worked out perfectly as a side... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2008 by IndyBill
Pretty tasty. But it's missing something. The flavor, honestly, is a bit bland, except when... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2008 by Karen
Wow--this was so easy for a really creamy, delicious rice. I didn't have turmeric and added a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2008 by Trinka G