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Basmati Rice

This side dish goes well with the Butter Chicken recipe.

Need a fun little rice dish to go along with any Indian, thai or middle eastern dish? This is a perfect recipe!

Note: If you do not feel like purchasing basmatic rice, just use white rice, cook according to the box/bag directions, and add the remaining ingredients

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1 cup basmatic rice (I usually double this, then double all the other ingredients) 

1 medium onion, chopped

2 cups of water

2 teaspoons of salt

1/4 cup of sliced apricots (I used dried apricots)

2 Tablespoons chopped currants (I use raisins)

1/4 cup sliced almonds (optional: toast them)

2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves

Warm the olive oil in a medium sauce pan. Add the rice and onion, and stir until the rice is well coated and translucent around the edges (~2 minutes). Add water and salt, then stir, cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let rest for about 5 minutes. Gently mix in the remaining ingredients.

Again, you can use white rice for this, which is what I always do because it's cheaper. Cook the rice in a saucepan and follow the directions on the box/bag. Saute the onion in the oil, and once the rice is finished, add the onion, apricots, currants, almonds and cilantro to it.

Enjoy!