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Golden Pilau Rice

Published: Oct 2, 2023 · Modified: Nov 13, 2024 by Deborah · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · #sponsoredpost · Leave a Comment

Golden pilau rice in balti dish with chicken jalfrezi in balti dish
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A new Indian rice dish to celebrate National Curry Week this week...this golden pilau rice recipe was part of a reader's Father's Day meal in the June Asda magazine.  It went along with recipes for chicken jalfrezi and garlic flatbread.   I made the jalfrezi but not the flatbread as there's a yummy recipe here on Felly Bull for quick naan breads.

The end result is fluffy subtly spiced pilau rice that won't overpower your favourite Indian mains.

Tips

  • If you run out of brown onions, like I did the first time I made this…use a red onion instead!
  • This golden pilau rice recipe can easily be adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.

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Ingredients

  • 15g butter or ghee
  • 1 onion, finely sliced (see Tips)
  • 3 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 200g basmati rice, soaked for 30 minutes then rinsed
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 3 cardamom pods
  • 2 cloves
  • 500ml vegetable stock (made using 1 vegetable stock cube or pot)
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Heat the butter or ghee in a large saucepan and fry the onion for about 10 minutes or until starting to char at the edges.
  2. Add the garlic and fry for 1 to 2 minutes, then add the rinsed rice, turmeric, cardamom and cloves. Stir and add the stock.
  3. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Cover with a lid off the heat for 10 minutes. Once cooked, fluff the rice with a fork.   Check the seasoning and add salt, to taste.   Enjoy as a side with your favourite Indian curries.

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Golden pilau rice in balti dish with chicken jalfrezi in balti dish

Golden Pilau Rice

By: Deborah
Enjoy this fluffy subtly spiced pilau rice that won't overpower your favourite Indian mains.
PREP: 5 minutes minutes
COOK: 40 minutes minutes
Soaking time: 30 minutes minutes
TOTAL: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4 people
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Ingredients

  • 15 g (0.5 oz) butter or ghee
  • 1 onion finely sliced (see Notes)
  • 3 cloves garlic sliced
  • 200 g (1 ¼ cups) basmati rice soaked for 30 minutes then rinsed
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 3 cardamom pods
  • 2 cloves
  • 500 ml (2 ¼ cups) vegetable stock (made using 1 vegetable stock cube or pot)
  • salt

Instructions

  • Heat the butter or ghee in a large saucepan and fry the onion for about 10 minutes or until starting to char at the edges.
  • Add the garlic and fry for 1 to 2 minutes, then add the rinsed rice, turmeric, cardamom and cloves. Stir and add the stock.
  • Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Cover with a lid off the heat for 10 minutes. Once cooked, fluff the rice with a fork.   Check the seasoning and add salt, to taste.   Enjoy as a side with your favourite Indian curries.

Notes

  • If you run out of brown onions, like I did the first time I made this…use a red onion instead!
  • This golden pilau rice recipe can easily be adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.

 

You might also like to try:
  • side dishes
  • rice dishes
  • Indian dishes
  • red lentils and rice
  • mushroom rice

Nutrition

Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 535mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 359IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

KEYWORDS basmati rice, pilau rice, turmeric
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Hello!   I’m Deborah and I’m married to David and have 2 lovely step sons.   David and I both love cooking…for ourselves, family and friends.   I’m definitely one of the lucky ones…getting cooked for and we enjoy cooking together.

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