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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the oil in a large nonstick fry pan. | 2. Fry the onion, peppers and garlic over low heat for 10 minutes until softened but not browned. | 3. Add the rice, spices and mint or basil. | 4. Stir over the heat for 2 to 3 minutes, then add enough water to cover the rice. | 5. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer, uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes, or until rice is just tender, but still has a little bite to it. | 6. Add the shrimp, currants and a little salt and pepper to taste. | 7. Cook for about 4 minutes more, until the shrimp are heated through, then add the lemon juice and chopped parsley. | 8. Serve pilaf warm or cold with salad greens. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	4	tablespoons		477.36	0.0	0.0	54.0
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
red bell pepper	2		seeded chopped	-	-	-	-
garlic	2	cloves	chopped	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
brown rice	1 1/2	cups	raw	1018.425	211.5938	20.9235	8.88
allspice	1	teaspoon	ground	4.997	1.3703	0.1157	0.1651
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
mint	2	teaspoons	dried	-	-	-	-
shrimp	8	ounces	cooked peeled thawed	160.9333	2.0627	30.8493	2.2893
currant	3	tablespoons		13.23	3.2298	0.294	0.0861
sea salt				-	-	-	-
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
lemon	2			2.5617	0.8233	0.0972	0.0265
parsley	1/2	cup	chopped	10.8	1.899	0.8909999999999999	0.237
salad green				-	-	-	-

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