Name: Jewelled rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp olive oil; 3 cardamom pods; 1 bay leaf; ½ cinnamon stick; 100g basmati rice rinsed and drained; 1 heaped tbsp barberries or pomegranate seeds; small pinch of saffron; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 onions finely sliced

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Jewelled rice

Jewelled rice

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Plus resting

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Give rice an exotic edge with this colourful and fragrant recipe, perfect with slow-cooked lamb

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Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 tbsp butter
3 tbsp olive oil
3 cardamom pods
1 bay leaf
½ cinnamon stick
100g basmati rice

rinsed and drained
1 heaped tbsp barberries or pomegranate

seeds
small pinch of saffron
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 onions

finely sliced

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal434
fat24g
saturates6g
carbs53g
sugars8g
fibre3g
protein6g
salt0.11g

low

Method

step 1

Melt butter and ½ tbsp oil in small saucepan, then fry cardamom, bay and cinnamon for 2 mins. Stir in rice to toast for 1 min, then cover with 200ml water. Bring to the boil, cover, then turn heat down and simmer for 5 mins. Stir in barberries, if using, and cook for 5 mins more. Mix saffron with a small splash of boiling water. Once almost all the water has been absorbed by the rice, scatter saffron on top. Cover again, turn off the heat and sit for 5 mins.
step 2

Meanwhile, fry cumin seeds, onions and some salt in the remaining oil until golden and beginning to crisp – this will take around 15 mins. Then spread onions on kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
step 3

To serve, remove whole spices if you like, and scatter the onions on top.

RECIPE TIPS

ADD A SALAD ON THE SIDE

Combine Little Gem lettice, chopped radishes and fresh mint leaves. Dress with lemon juice, olive oil and a pinch of sumac (a red, lemony flavoured spice used a lot in Middle Eastern cooking).

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2010

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