Fruited Rice Pilaf with Pine Nuts
Fruited Rice Pilaf with Pine Nuts is a delicious rice dish that can be served as part of any Indian meal. This is what I call 'special rice'.
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Servings: 6 people
Calories: 165kcal
Ingredients
- 1½ cups basmati rice*
- 3 cups water
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 cardamom pods
- 4 whole cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ½ cup thinly sliced onion
- 14 oz can fruit cocktail, drained**
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon pine nuts (or pistachios)
Instructions
- Bring rice and water to boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Dry roast pine nuts over medium-low heat in a small pan until you can smell them toasting, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- While rice is cooking heat oil on medium-high heat in sauté pan.
- Add cardamom pods, whole cloves, bay leaf and cinnamon. Sizzle for 30 seconds.
- Add onion and cook stirring for 6-8 minutes until light brown.
- Add fruit and increase heat. Cook, shaking the pan, until heated through, about 2 minutes.
- Sprinkle sugar over fruit and cook another minute until sugar melts and glazes the fruit.
- Add fruit and nuts to rice and stir. Remove bay leaf if desired. Cardamom pods, cloves and cinnamon are not to be eaten but look nice in the serving dish.
Notes
*I sometimes make only 1 cup of rice and combine it with the full recipe of fruit and nuts.
**I’ve tried many combinations of fresh fruit but the canned fruit looks nicest.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Fruited Rice Pilaf with Pine Nuts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 165
Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 0.03g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Sodium 12mg1%
Potassium 131mg4%
Carbohydrates 25g8%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 142IU3%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 27mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.