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Pilau rice in a balti dish with fresh chopped coriander sprinkled over the top
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Pilau Rice - Indian Side Dish Recipe

Making a delicious Indian rice side dish is easier than you might think. We’ll show you how to make pilau rice, with just a few simple ingredients.
An easy and flavorful way to cook Indian restaurant-style rice. Basmati rice delicately spiced and naturally coloured yellow using turmeric.
Serve with your favourite Indian curry, vegetables, meats or fish.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time12 minutes
Resting time10 minutes
Total Time27 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian, British, Indian, Middle Eastern
Keyword: aromatic pilau rice, flavoured rice, indian pilau rice recipe, indian rice, indian rice recipe uk, pilaf rice, pilau rice, pilau rice indian, pilau rice recipe, yellow rice
Yield: 4 people
Calories: 413kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
  • 400 g Basmati Rice Rinsed
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon Ground cumin
  • 625 ml Vegetable stock
  • 3 Cardamom Pods
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • 2 Curry Leaves or bay leaves
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • Fresh Coriander leaves (optional) to serve

Instructions

  • Rinse rice in a sieve under cold water.
    Washing basmati rice with water in a sieve
  • Heat oil over medium heat in a large lidded saucepan. Add rice, tumeric and cumin.
    1 tbsp Vegetable oil, 400 g Basmati Rice, 1 tsp Turmeric, ½ tsp Ground cumin
    basmati rice with turmeric and cumin on top of the rice in a silver cooking pot
  • Stir through for a couple of minutes until the rice absorbs the colour from the spices.
    Stirring rice with a wooden spoon in a silver cooking pot
  • Add stock
    625 ml Vegetable stock
    Pouring vegetable stock into a cooking pot with pilau rice inside
  • Add cardamon pods, cinnamon stick and curry leaves. Bring to the boil.
    3 Cardamom Pods, 1 Cinnamon Stick, 2 Curry Leaves
    Curry leaves, cardamon pods and cinnamon stick on a hand
  • Stir, then turn down to lowest heat setting, place the lid on and simmer for 10 minutes.
    Turn the heat off (do not remove lid) leave to stand for 10 minutes to allow the rice to absorb water and finish cooking.
    Placing a lid on top of the rice cooking in a silver pot
  • Remove curry leaves, cardamon pods and cinnamon stick.
    Removing curry leaves, cardamon pods and cinnamon stick from the cooked pliaf rice
  • Separate the cooked rice grains, using a fork to fluff it up.
    Fluffing up pilau rice with a silver fork
  • Season to your taste with salt and pepper. Serve with a sprinkle of fresh coriander (optional)
    Salt & Pepper to taste, Fresh Coriander leaves (optional)
    Pilau rice in a balti dish with fresh chopped coriander sprinkled over the top

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Nutrition

Calories: 413kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 631mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 425IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg