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Carrot Rice

Very fragrant and tasty, dressed up with almonds and golden raisins. A simple but filling meal that you can have either for luch or dinner.

Time:35 minutes
Ingredients:12 items
Calories:260

Nutrition

Calories

260

Sodium

30% DV

Fat

18% DV

Protein

9% DV

Carbs

34% DV

Fiber

36% DV

List of Ingredients:

  • 1 cup brown rice ; soaked
  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds
  • 1 onion ; chopped
  • 2 carrots ; grated
  • 2 inch cinnamon ; ground
  • 2 pods green cardamoms ; ground
  • 1 pod black cardamom ; ground
  • 2-3 bay leaves ; ground
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 11 cup water
  • 1/4 cup golden raisins
  • handful cilantro

Instructions

Step 1:

Prepare by soaking brown rice at least 2 hours. Wash and drain.

Step 2:

In saucepan, brown onions, 5 min. Add carrots and saute, 5 min. Meanwhile, use spice grinder to grind cinnamon, cardamoms and bay leaves. In another saucepan, lightly toast almonds, until golden brown. Set aside.

Step 3:

In rice cooker, combine rice, carrot base, spices, raisins, almonds and water. Ratio of rice to water is important. Turn on rice cooker. Rice cooker automatically boils and cooks until water is gone, 30 min, then steams warm, 15 min. After steaming 15 min, open lid and stir.

Step 4:

Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve.

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