This Oriental rice with nuts and fresh herbs is a perfect recipe for some light summertime cooking. Easy, fast and utterly delicious.
By Manar Magdy
Oriental Rice with Nuts
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
amazing Basmati rice with mixed nuts and a little bit of fresh herbs
Ingredients
- 2 cups (480 ml) Basmati rice.
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) peeled,boiled almonds.
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) peeled hazelnut.
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) raisins.
- 1 small chopped onion.
- 4 tbsp (60 ml) veg oil.
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) unsalted butter.
- 1 tsp salt.
- 1/4 tsp fresh pepper.
- 1/4 tsp powdered cinnamon.
- 1 tbsp fresh minced dill and parsley
Instructions
- wash rice well and soak it in warm water for 20 minutes.
- heat oil and butter in a deep pan.
- now add hazelnuts and almonds and stir until golden.
- keep them aside then add onion and raisins in the same pan.
- stir until nice golden.
- keep all nuts with onion and raisins in the strainer aside.
- in the same pan add one tbsp of oil.
- now add rice, salt, pepper and cinnamon.
- add chicken stock and stir one more time.
- cover the pan and keep it on low heat for 15 minutes.
- serve rice with mixed nuts and fresh dill and parsley .
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Side
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 600
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why soak the basmati rice for 20 minutes before cooking?
The recipe instructs you to wash the rice well and then soak it in warm water for 20 minutes before cooking. Soaking basmati lets the grains absorb water and elongate, resulting in fluffy, separate grains once cooked — rather than sticky, clumped rice. Skip this step and the texture will be noticeably denser.
The recipe mentions chicken stock in the instructions — how much should I use?
Chicken stock appears in step 9 of the instructions (“add chicken stock and stir”) but is not listed in the ingredients with a quantity. A standard ratio for basmati is 1.5 to 2 cups of liquid per 2 cups of rice. Use chicken or vegetable stock in that ratio for the best flavor, adjusting to taste. 
sounds good but there is no listing for how much chicken stock to use. :(