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Fruited Basmati Rice Categories: low fat, side dish, rice 2 1/2 cups uncooked basmati rice 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 orange 5 slices ginger root; chopped 1/4 cup golden raisins 1/2 cup dried apricots; chopped 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed 1/4 cup slivered almonds Place the rice into a pan and rinse it with water to remove milky coating (until water runs clear). Bring to a boil in ample water. Reduce heat to very low, cover the pan and simmer. Grate the peel from 1/2 an orange. Add to the simmering rice. Peel the ginger root, cut 5 slices, chop and stir them into the rice. Add the raisins and dried chopped apricots. Sprinkle the rice mixture with cumin. Cover and cook for a total of 30 minutes. Just before serving, toast the almonds in a heavy sauté pan until fragrant and light brown. Top each serving of rice with toasted almonds. This recipe yields 8 generous servings. Comments: This is an excellent main course dish served with thin slices of grilled chicken or chunks of grilled fish. Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: Calories 285; Fat (grams) 4; Percent calories from fat 13; Percent polyunsaturated 1; Percent saturated 2; Percent monounsaturated 10; Cholesterol (milligrams) 0; Sodium (milligrams) 5; Protein (grams) 5; Carbohydrate (grams) 57; Fiber (grams) 2.5. Source: "Mayo Clinic's Virtual Cookbook at http://www.mayohealth.org" S(Formatted for MC5): "11-27-1999 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per serving: 122 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (31% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 10mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates NOTES : Diabetics or those on calorie-controlled diets may count one serving as: 2 starch, 2 fruit and 1 fat servings. Weight Watcher points calculated at 6 Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contributor: n/a Yield: 8 servings Preparation Time: 0:00 |
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