Basmati Rice Recipe
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Basmati Rice

By: Kristine Weatherly 
"Simple basmati rice, like in the restaurants!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (53)

Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups water
  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 1/4 cup frozen green peas
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds

Directions

  1. In a saucepan bring water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
  2. When rice is cooked, stir in peas and cumin. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

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Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 175 | Total Fat: 0.7g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2006 by MUSIC_MINX   view full review
Consider dry-frying the cumin seeds in a cast iron frying pan for several minutes before...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2007 by Leah   view full review
I find that it helps to soak the rice in a bowl of water first. Also, when cooking the rice (I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on May 21, 2003 by COOKINKIWI   view full review
Needs salt. Followed recipe exactly, thinking the cumin must eliminate need for salt: not!...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 6, 2003 by Rick Hobbs   view full review
Just like the restaurants serve in Saudi Arabia =-) More authentic than other recipes I've seen.
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on May 19, 2006 by HeyBeckyJ   view full review
Nice and simple, but use GROUND cumin seed since the whole seed won't provide much flavor by...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2009 by greenmonkey8   view full review
Excellent, excellent recipe. I didn't have cumin seeds, so I used a 1/2 teaspoon of cumin...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2006 by LCURT   view full review
Wow how easy can it get?! I made the rice in my rice cooker as usual and then added the cumin...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2008 by ~TxCin~ILove2Ck   view full review
Very nice rice. We all enjoyed the flavor of this. I added 1/2 tsp. salt. I'll use this one...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2006 by Doug   view full review
Chopped some cilantro into it after taking it off the heat. Wonderful base for the chick-pea...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2003 by JBOBIER Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Good solid Basmati Rice recipe.

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