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Rice Pilaf

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4.67000 from 3 votes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Calories: 762kcal
Servings: 4 People

Ingredients

Rice Pilaf

  • 2 Tbsp (28g) - Ghee or Clarified Butter
  • 1 - Brown (Yellow) Onion, Thinly Sliced
  • 2 - Garlic Cloves, Crushed & Roughly Chopped
  • 1 ½ tsp (4g) - Whole Cumin Seeds
  • 1 tsp (3g) - Whole Caraway Seeds
  • ¼ tsp (0.2g) - Ground Turmeric
  • 1 Cup (200g) - Basmati Rice, Washed
  • 2 Cups (500ml) - Chicken Stock
  • 3 - Dried Bay Leaves
  • 2 ½ Tbsp (50g) - Currants or Raisins
  • 5g (0.2oz) - Coriander (Cilantro), Roughly Chopped
  • Seasoning To Taste

Spiced Beef

  • 1 Tbsp (14g) - Ghee or Clarified Butter
  • 500g (1.1lbs) - Beef Mince
  • 1 ½ tsp (3.5g) - Curry Powder
  • ⅓ Cup (80ml) - Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • ¼ Cup (60ml) - Hot Water
  • 2 - Spring Onions (Scallions), Roots & Stems Separated & Both Thinly Sliced
  • 100g (3.5oz) - Frozen Peas
  • 5g (0.2oz) - Coriander (Cilantro), Roughly Chopped
  • Seasoning To Taste

Garnish

  • Coriander (Cilantro) Leaves
  • Green Stem Spring Onion (Scallion), Thinly Sliced

Method

Rice Pilaf

  • Place a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add in the ghee & allow it to melt. Add in the onion, garlic, cumin seeds, caraway seeds & turmeric. Saute for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
    Rice Pilaf Recipe Step 1
  • Add in the washed rice, mix to combine & toast for 1 minute, mixing regularly. Add in the chicken stock, bay leaves and seasoning to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover with a lid and cook for 12 minutes.
    Rice Pilaf Recipe Step 2
  • Turn off the heat, leave the lid on and let sit for a further 5 minutes undisturbed. Remove the lid, discard the bay leaves, add in the currants or raisins & coriander (cilantro), mix to combine, check seasoning levels & serve.
    Rice Pilaf Recipe Step 3

Spiced Beef

  • Place a large high rimmed pan over high heat. Add in the ghee or clarified butter & allow to melt. Add in the beef mince & fry for 5 minutes moving it around frequently making sure it's well browned all over.
    Rice Pilaf Recipe Spiced Beef Step 1
  • Add in the curry powder mix well and cook for 1 minute. Add in the sweet chilli sauce, hot water, spring onion (scallion) root, ¾ of the coriander (cilantro) & frozen peas. Cook for 1 minute.
    Rice Pilaf Recipe Spiced Beef Step 2
  • Serve the spiced beef over the rice pilaf or mix them together. Dig in.
    Rice Pilaf Serving
Calories 762kcalCarbohydrates 73gProtein 31gFat 38gSaturated Fat 17gPolyunsaturated Fat 2gMonounsaturated Fat 15gTrans Fat 2gCholesterol 119mgSodium 479mgPotassium 807mgFiber 4gSugar 22gVitamin A 504IUVitamin C 16mgCalcium 98mgIron 5mg