Pilaf with nuts and dried fruits
Pilaf, plav, or plov - it doesn't matter how you call a dish of friable rice with different additives. It is important that it tastes both salty and sweet. We suggest trying spicy sweet pilaf with nuts and dried fruits.
Ingredients
Servings 4-6- 2 tbsp basmati rice (uncooked!)
- 50 g each of shelled unroasted cashews and almonds
- 50 g dates, dark and light raisins
- 3 Art. l. ghee
- 5-6 cardamom pods
- 1 cinnamon stick
- salt
Cooking
Step 1
Coarsely chop the nuts, cut the dates into small pieces. Lightly crush the cardamom pods.
Step 2
In a large saucepan, heat the oil, put the chopped cinnamon and cardamom, salt, fry for 30 seconds. Add nuts, fry 1 minute. Add rice, stir, fry for 1 minute. Add all dry fruits, heat 1 min.
Step 3
Pour in 3 cups of boiling water. When the water boils again, close the pot tightly with a lid. Cook over high heat for 6 minutes, then another 6 minutes. - on a weak one. Turn off the fire, wrap the pan in a blanket, leave to infuse, 15 minutes. Serve pilaf hot.