| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 40 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 cup white basmati rice
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cups water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 cup sliced apricots
- 2 tablespoons chopped currants
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Warm olive oil in a medium saucepan. Add rice and onion. Stir until rice is well coated and translucent around edges, about 2 minutes. Add water and salt. Stir, cover, reduce heat to low and cook 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let rest, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff rice. Then gently mix in remaining ingredients.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 251 |
| Total Fat | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 45 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 5 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 501 mg |
Reviews
Really lovely. Didn’t find currants, so went with dried cherries finely chopped. Worked beautifully.
Sooo flavorful! I had no hopes for this since 1) I had no currants, nor apricots & 2) I hate cilantro, so that’s out too.
So, I made it as directed (mind you I NEVER get a good “do” on rice) and at the end added the almonds and some dried cranberries..it had the best taste ever. Thanks Guy!
Very simple, easy & tasty. I will always cook my rice like this. Everyone enjoyed it. The only think I substituted was chicken broth for water.
Thinking of what else I could throw in next time!
This rice is very flavorful and delicious. The textures in the rice really kick it up from other recipes. I left out the dried apricots as I did not have any on hand and it was still very good!
I loved this rice!! It was extremely easy and tasty. I would recommend this to anyone.
I totally agree that this should be easy. If you can cook rice and sweat onion, then you’ve got this. I love all the contrasting flavors and textures. So good!
This recipe is very similar to one I have used for years. I let the onions brown a little longer before I add the rice, then throw in a pinch of cumin and tumeric with the rice. The rice turns a wonderful yellow colour and has loads of flavour from the spices.
I made this rice according to the directions. Easy and delicious!. Light, fluffy and could go alongside of many dishes. My family said it is a keeper. Thanks Guy.
The level on this recipe should be changed to easy. This recipe was super easy to make & out of this world delicious for a rice recipe.