Topic started by natalie stronge (@ proxys.or3.marketscore.com) on Mon Feb 3 15:56:51 .
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recipe for pilua rice please

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• From: punitha (@ cache8-ldst.server.ntli.net) on: Tue Feb 24 14:04:41
  
  pilau is usually a beautifully fragrant rice or combination of rice and meat,poultru,fish or vegetables.it is always cooked in pure butterfat ghee,but unsalted butter is a good subtitute.
  
  -275g basmati rice
  -50g ghee or unsalted butter
  -1 large onion.finely sliced
  -2 to 4 cloves garlic,peeled and finely chopped
  -8 whole cloves
  -8 green cardamoms,split open the top pf each pod
  -2 cinnamon stickes,2-incehs long each,broken up
  -8 whole peppercorns
  -1tsp ground turmeric
  -570ml water
  -1 1/4 tsps salt or to taste
  -1 heaped tsps butter
  -25g seedless sultanas
  -25g flaked almonds
  
  1) Wash the rice and soak in cold water for 1/2 hour.drain well
  
  2) In a heavey-based pan melt the ghee or butter over medium heat and fry onions untill they are soft but not brown(about 5 minutes)
  
  3) Add the garlic,cloves,cardomams,cinnamon sticks and peppercorns.Stir and fry untill the onions are golden brown(3-4 minutes)
  
  4) Add the rice and trumeric,stirand fry for 1-2 minutes. Adjust heat to low,stir the rice for a further 2-3 minutes.
  
  5) Add the water and the salt,bring to the boil,cover and simmer for 15 minutes without lifting the lid.
  
  6) Remove the pan from heat and keep it undisturbed for a further 10-12 minutes.
  
  7) Melt the 1tsp butter over gentle heat and fry sultanas untill they change colour and swell up(1 minute). Transfer the sultanas onto a plate and in the same butter fry the almonds untill they are lightly browned. Remove and put onto a seperate plate.
  
  8)put the pilau rice into a serving dish and,using a fork,gently mix in the fried sultanas and almonds..
  
  note:
  -serves 4-6
  -serve with chicken korma,tandoori chicken masala or meat maharaja.
  
  

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