Almond yellow rice

Name: Almond yellow rice
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Accompaniment
Ingredients: 500 ml water; 250 ml rice long-grain, uncooked; 2 cinnamon stick; 4 cardamom seeds; 3 ml turmeric; 5 ml salt; 50 g almonds blanched; 15 ml sugar; 45 ml butter or margerine

4 servings Prep: 12 mins, Cooking: 30 mins

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By Food24 November 03 2009

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Ingredients (9)

500 ml	water
250 ml	rice — long-grain, uncooked
2	cinnamon — stick
4	cardamom — seeds
3 ml	turmeric
5 ml	salt
50 g	almonds — blanched
15 ml	sugar
45 ml	butter — or margerine

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Method:

Bring water to the boil. Add rice, cinnamon, cardamom seeds, turmeric and salt.
Cook, uncovered, until fairly soft (approximately 20 minutes). Drain in colander and rinse with cold water.
Return to saucepan with almonds and sugar, and dot with butter.
Steam, covered, over medium heat for 10 minutes.
For yellow rice, add 90 ml (1/3 cup) raisins or sultanas instead of almonds.