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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Rinse the rice, until the water runs clear. Place the rice in a bowl and cover with cold water. Set the rice aside for one hour to soak. Drain the rice. | 2. Heat half of the oil in a saucepan using a high heat. Add the onion. Stir and cook the onion for about ten minutes, until crisp. Remove the onion and drain on paper kitchen towel. | 3. Heat the remaining oil over a low heat. Add the cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and cumin seeds. Cook for about 30 seconds to release the aromatics. | 4. Add the rice, pistachios and raisins to the spices. Cook for about a minute. Everything should be coated and glossy from the oil. | 5. Add the water and salt. Bring to the boil using a high heat. Reduce heat to medium and cook for another 10 minutes. | 6. Reduce the heat to low. Cover the saucepan with 2 thicknesses of aluminum foil and cover tightly with a lid.Continue to cook for about another 10-15 minutes, or until tender. Separate the rice grains using a fork. | 7. Meanwhile -- place the coconut in a frying pan over a medium heat. Stir and toast the coconut for 1 to 2 minutes. Be careful not to burn the coconut. | 8. Place the rice in a serving bowl. Top with the fried onions and toasted coconut. Serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
basmati rice	500			-	-	-	-
sunflower oil	1/3	cup		642.3733	0.0	0.0	72.6667
onion	1		halved sliced	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
cinnamon	1		bruised	-	-	-	-
green cardamom pod	6		bruised	-	-	-	-
cumin seed	1	teaspoon		7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
pistachio	1/2	cup		344.4	16.7096	12.3984	27.8718
raisin	1/3	cup		166.1	43.736000000000004	1.8645	0.253
water	4	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
coconut	1/3	cup	shredded	94.4	4.0613	0.888	8.9307

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