Vegetarian Epicure's Pilau

"This is a rather elaborate pilau that makes a delicious little feast when served with a dal, a raita, a chutney, some chapatis and fresh fruit. The recipe was adapted from the: "vegetarian epicure", book two , 1978 edition, by anna thomas."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
19
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat the butter or ghee in a large pot and saute the onions and bay leaf until the onions begin to color,.
  • Add the cloves, cinnamon and ginger and stir over medium heat for a minute, then add all the prepared vegetables. the rice, and the saffron.
  • toss over medium heat for about 5 minutes, then add the water and salt.
  • Bring the water to a boil, turn the heat down to low, cover the pot tightly, and cook for 25 to 30 minutes.
  • All the water should be absorbed.
  • Add the cashews and raisins and gently mix everything together.
  • spoon the mixture into a large well-buttered casserole, cover and bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
  • Serve the pilau steaming hot from the casserole.

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I live in a wooded hillside area of Los Angeles where it feels like being out in the country. I grew up in Rhode Island, and came to LA after graduating from URI. I recently retired from my job as an environmental specialist. So now I have time to collect internet recipes. My hobbies & interests are aquatics, shell collecting, my cats, feeding stray cats, home improvement projects and cooking. I love to travel and, years ago, lived in Mexico for several months. My favorite cookbooks are the ones written by Diana Kennedy; they are all great; and I have them all, some signed by her when I was enrolled in her cooking classes. I have a lot of cookbooks; some of my other fave authors and their books are: Madhur Jaffrey (especially World Vegetarian, World of East Vegetarian Cooking and A Taste of the Far East), Faye Levy, Martha Rose Shulman (especially Mediterranean Light, Provencal Light and Mexican Light) and Paula Wolfert.
 
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