Pilaf with nuts and dried fruits

Name: Pilaf with nuts and dried fruits
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4-6
Cuisine: Eastern
Ingredients: 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

Cookinero 7 January 2023

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.

How to cook Pilaf with nuts and dried fruits

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.