Indian Rice

This makes an excellent side dish, and goes well with a large variety of things, from spicy eggplant to tofu to potatoes in coconut sauce.

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• ½ cup raisins
• ¼ cup cashews
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 4 cups water

Steps

1. Heat the olive oil in a pot.
2. Add the cumin, then the raisins and cashews. Sauté for two minutes.
3. Add the rice, and sauté for another minute.
4. Add water, and bring everything to a boil.
5. Lower the heat, cover, and cook for 12 minutes.

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Adapted from “Indian Rice” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.