Indian Pilaf

Name: Indian Pilaf
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 1 cup long-grain rice; 2 cups low-sodium beef or chicken stock; 1 small bay leaf; 3/4 teaspoon good quality curry powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 1/2 pounds onions (about 3), chopped; 2 green peppers, chopped fine; 1/2 cup currants; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 4 cups cooked turkey, cut in julienne strips; 1/8 teaspoon salt; Freshly ground black pepper to taste; 4 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds

By Marian Burros

Total Time: 20 minutes
Rating: 4(23)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

1cup long-grain rice
2cups low-sodium beef or chicken stock
1small bay leaf
¾teaspoon good quality curry powder
½teaspoon ground cumin
1tablespoon olive oil
1½pounds onions (about 3), chopped
2green peppers, chopped fine
½cup currants
½teaspoon cinnamon
¼teaspoon nutmeg
4cups cooked turkey, cut in julienne strips
⅛teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
4tablespoons toasted slivered almonds

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Preparation

Step 1
In a medium pot, combine rice, stock, bay leaf, curry powder and cumin. Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and cook for 17 minutes, until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed.
Step 2
In nonstick pan, heat the olive oil until it is very hot, reduce heat to medium-high and saute the onions until they begin to soften. Add the peppers, and saute until the onions are golden and the peppers are soft. Stir in the currants, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix with rice.
Step 3
Combine the rice mixture with the turkey, and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Stir in the almonds, and serve. (Pilaf may be refrigerated before adding the almonds. To serve, stir in almonds and reheat in microwave.)

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kyle5 months ago

Was looking for a good way to re-purpose our holiday turkey and came across this gem. I didn’t have the peppers so I replaced with fresh tomatoes and kept all the rest the same. Great flavors all around and it was done in about 30 mins

Judy3 years ago

Prepared per recipe and enjoyed it very much. A keeper.

NJ5 years ago

Marian Burros never disappoints, and this was good. I subbed dried apricots for the currents, left out the turkey, used leftover basmati rice and tempered the spices a bit in the hot oil instead of cooking with the rice. I liked how it turned out a lot.

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