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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large saucepan, heat the oil and saute the onions until soft. | 2. Stir in the rice and cook, stirring frequently, for 4 minutes. | 3. Add the raisins, chili, lime zest, cinnamon sticks, cardamon, salt and 4 cups of water and stir well. | 4. Cover the pan and simmer for 15-18 minutes or until the rice has absorbed all the liquid. | 5. Meanwhile, lightly toast the slivered almonds in a dry frying pan. | 6. Remove the saucepan from the heat and fluff up the rice with a fork. | 7. Stir in the almonds, parsley and season to taste before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	2		chopped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
basmati rice	1 3/4	3/4		-	-	-	-
raisin	1/2	cup		249.15	65.604	2.7968	0.3795
chili pepper	1		chopped	1.25	0.2956	0.0625	0.0062
lime zest	4	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1 -2	stick		-	-	-	-
cardamom pod	2			-	-	-	-
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
water	4	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
almond	1/2	cup	slivered	963.56	0.0	0.0	109.0
parsley leaf	4	tablespoons	chopped	-	-	-	-
pepper			ground	-	-	-	-

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