Fragrant Pilaf

Servings: 6 Difficulty: Advanced
Mediterranean-style classic side-dish that brings home-style flavor to your table
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This Mediterranean side-dish features Ripe tomatoes, Black mustard seeds, Olive oil, Garlic cloves, minced. It delivers aromatic, well-seasoned taste. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

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Fragrant Pilaf

Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 6 Calories: 2096.7

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This Mediterranean side-dish features Ripe tomatoes, Black mustard seeds, Olive oil, Garlic cloves, minced. It delivers aromatic, well-seasoned taste. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Plunge the tomatoes into boiling water for 30 seconds.
  2. Remove with a slotted spoon & transfer to a bowl of iced water.
  3. Remove from the water & slip off their skins.
  4. Chop the tomatoes & set aside.
  5. In a large pot, saute the mustard seeds in the oil over a medium
  6. heat until they begin to sputter & pop.
  7. Add the garlic, bay leaf, turmeric & rice, stirring until the rice becomes translucent, 2 minutes.
  8. Add the tomatoes & reduce the heat to a simmer for 3 minutes.
  9. Add the broth, bring back to a boil, reduce heat again & simmer for 10 minutes.
  10. Add the chickpeas & cook another 5 minutes.
  11. Remove from the heat, add the cilantro & allow it to steam, covered, for 5 minutes.
  12. Remove the bay leaf, fluff with a fork, stirring in the cilantro.
  13. Season with cayenne & serve

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6


Amount Per Serving
Calories 2096.7kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 193.4g298%
Saturated Fat 29.0g145%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 36.0mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 86.8g29%
Dietary Fiber 18.0g72%
Sugars 8.3g
Protein 18.2g37%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: basmati, bay, black, boiling, broth, cayenne, chickpeas, cilantro, cloves, cooked, fragrant, garlic, leaf, mediterranean, minced, mustard, oil, olive, pilaf, rice
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