Spiced Rice Pilaf with Dried Fruit

Name: Spiced Rice Pilaf with Dried Fruit
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 cups basmati rice; 1 onion, thinly sliced and fried golden; ½ cup dried apricots, sliced; ½ cup pistachios; pinch saffron in warm water; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp cardamom; 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth; 3 tbsp butter; salt to taste

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

Fry onion until golden; add spices; add rice; stir to coat.

Add broth; bring to boil; reduce and steam covered 15 min.

Fluff with fork; fold in saffron water, apricots, and pistachios.

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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