SPICY PILAU RICE

SPICY PILAU RICE

Serves 4

0.5 Syn per serving

240g wholegrain rice
1 tsp. oil - 2 Syns
1 tsp. cumin seeds
Half a stick of cinnamon
1 onion, finely diced
350g mixed veg. of your choice, frozen or fresh, chopped into 1cm dice. Roasted root veg are good.
1 tsp. crushed garlic
1 tsp. minced ginger
Half tsp. minced chilli
Pinch of turmeric

Soak the rice for 30 minutes in warm water. Rinse thoroughly and drain the water.
Heat the oil in a large pan, add the cumin seeds and cinnamon. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
Add the onion and sauté for about 7 minutes, or until beginning to brown.
Add the veg.
Add the turmeric, garlic, ginger, rice, 1 level tsp. salt and stir in 650ml of water.
Bring to the boil and simmer on a low heat for 20 minutes or until all the water is absorbed.

Lovely with a dollop of FF Greek yoghurt on the top. Also lovely served with fried (with Frylight, of course!) chicken pieces or prawns.

You really need the tiny amount of oil for this, instead of Frylight, as the cumin seeds cook much better in oil.