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Spiced Rice Pilaf with Dried Fruit
An aromatic Persian-style rice pilaf, studded with saffron threads, dried apricots and crunchy pistachios.
Total time
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Mediterranean
comfortvegetarianhearty
Ingredients
2 cupsbasmati rice
1onion, thinly sliced and fried golden
½ cupdried apricots, sliced
½ cuppistachios
pinchsaffron in warm water
1 tspcinnamon
1 tspcardamom
3 cupschicken or vegetable broth
3 tbspbutter
saltto taste
Instructions
1
Fry onion until golden; add spices; add rice; stir to coat.
2
Add broth; bring to boil; reduce and steam covered 15 min.
3
Fluff with fork; fold in saffron water, apricots, and pistachios.
4
Finish with butter.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
565
Protein
16.6g
Fat
36g
Carbs
49.4g
Fiber
7.9g
Sodium
5mg
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