Subject: VEGAN: Rice dish (repost)

From: [email-masked] (Chuck Narad)
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 10:06:20 GMT

Here's a loose recipe for a rice dish I whip up regularly.  Quantities and
ingredients are extrememely variable, but it's usually pretty tasty.  Kind
of a variation on Madras rice, only different :-)

        Rice with fruit and nuts (quick)
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        1 1/2 c. raw white rice (calrose or basmati)
        1 onion
        2 cloves garlic
        3 c. water
        pinch salt or veggie bullion cube
        black and/or gold raisins
        dried cranberries (optional)
        slivered almonds and/or cashews
        handful of mushrooms
        1/2 cup broccoli florets, chopped
        cumin
        turmeric
        curry powder
        1 tbs. olive oil

Chop the onion, mince the garlic.  Saute in olive oil until soft.  Add
the rice, water, and a pinch of salt (or a veggie bullion cube), and
bring to a boil.  Add  mushrooms (sliced),broccoli,raisins/cranberries,
almonds/cashews, about 2 tsp. curry powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp
cumin (and maybe a bit of nutmeg and cardomon), stir, cover, reduce heat,
and cook for 20 minutes.

voila!  great with yogurt on the side.

If you use brown rice, increase the cooking time to about 40 minutes.

You can also add cubed zucchini, a couple of quartered roma tomatoes,
cauliflower, 1/2 cup shredded cabbage, or whatever else strikes
your fancy.

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Chuck Narad -- diver/adventurer/engineer