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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 45 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

• Source

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| 1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and carrot until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in basmati rice and salt; cook and stir until rice is slightly opaque, about 3 minutes. | 2. Pour in water; stir to combine. Mix in saffron threads, rose water, apricots, and almonds; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until rice has absorbed the liquid, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and allow pilaf to stand covered for 10 more minutes. Stir before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
onion	1		chopped	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
carrot	1		chopped	20.5	4.79	0.465	0.12
basmati rice	1	cup		-	-	-	-
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
water	1	7/8 cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
saffron thread	1/4	teaspoon	crushed	-	-	-	-
rose water	1	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
apricot	1/4	cup	diced	18.6	4.309	0.5425	0.1511
almond	1/4	cup	slivered	481.78	0.0	0.0	54.5

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.