Recipe: Spiced Basmati Rice

Spiced Basmati Rice
mod.recipes/Nancy Mintz
Serves 4 as a side dish

This fine rice recipe comes from the UK mag BBC Vegetarian Good Food. It goes good with Indian side dishes like baked tempeh.

2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
1 large onion sliced
225g/8oz basmati rice, washed, soaked and drained
1 tbsp mild curry paste
1 cinnamon stick
50g/2oz sultanas
8 cardamom pods, split
1/2 tsp ground tumeric
50g/2oz flaked almonds

Heat the oil and fry the cumin seeds and onion for 10 minutes until softened and golden. Add the rice and curry paste. Add 1 pint of water, the cinnamon stick, sultanas, cardamom pods and turmeric, cover and cook gently for 10 minutes. Toast the almonds until golden brown. Stir into the spiced rice and serve.