Jeweled Rice Pilaf
Jeweled Rice Pilaf

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, jeweled rice pilaf. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Jeweled Rice Pilaf is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Jeweled Rice Pilaf is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have jeweled rice pilaf using 17 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Jeweled Rice Pilaf:
  1. Make ready 4 tbsp olive oil
  2. Prepare 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  3. Get 1 medium onion - finely chopped
  4. Prepare 500 g basmati rice - washed,soaked and drained
  5. Prepare 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
  6. Prepare 50 g lentils - washed,soaked and drained
  7. Make ready 1/4 tsp ground cumin
  8. Take 1 medium carrot - julienned
  9. Make ready 1 pinch salt
  10. Make ready 1/4 tsp ground turmeric
  11. Get 600 ml water - to cook rice
  12. Make ready 1/4 tsp saffron threads - soaked in a little hot water
  13. Take 50 g dates - pitted and chopped
  14. Prepare 50 g unsalted pistachios - toasted
  15. Make ready 50 g slivered almonds - toasted
  16. Get 50 g raisins
  17. Prepare 50 g dried cranberries
Instructions to make Jeweled Rice Pilaf:
  1. Heat oil and butter in a rice pot then add the onions and sauté it until fragrant and translucent. Stir in the rice and lentils, followed by the carrot, cardamom, cumin, turmeric and salt. Add sufficient water to cover the rice and leave to cook.
  2. When rice is halfway done, pour the saffron with the water into the rice cooker and be mindful not to stir. Once rice is cooked, stir in half the dates, nuts, raisins and berries, and scatter the rest over the rice when serving.

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