Pea and Cashew Indian style rice

Name: Pea and Cashew Indian style rice
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup rice (basmati is traditional); 2 cup water; 1/3 cup cashews (unsalted and raw, but roasted is ok); 3 tbsp oil (ghee is traditional or butter but any works with a decent heat point for cooking); 1 cup fresh or frozen peas; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 each 1 inch piece fresh ginger; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp garam masala or curry powder; 1/4 tsp paprika; 1 tsp salt (or to taste); 3 tbsp fresh herbs chopped or 1 1/2 tbl. dried like an Italian mix; 3 each green chillies (Serrano work good, adjust for your heat level)

Fo Fa @cook_2813029

Just like simple dishes such as this, for the basics from my daughter's mother-in-law

Fo Fa @cook_2813029

Just like simple dishes such as this, for the basics from my daughter's mother-in-law

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Ingredients

60 mins

5 servings

1 cuprice (basmati is traditional)
2 cupwater
1/3 cupcashews (unsalted and raw, but roasted is ok)
3 tbspoil (ghee is traditional or butter but any works with a decent heat point for cooking)
1 cupfresh or frozen peas
1 tspcumin seeds
1 each1 inch piece fresh ginger
1 tspturmeric
1 tspgaram masala or curry powder
1/4 tsppaprika
1 tspsalt (or to taste)
3 tbspfresh herbs chopped or 1 1/2 tbl. dried like an Italian mix
3 eachgreen chillies (Serrano work good, adjust for your heat level)

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Steps

60 mins

1

Clean and soak rice for 20 minutes. Drain and reserve soaking water.
2

Heat oil in medium sauce pan over medium low heat. If using Raw cashews, stir in the hot oil for 10 minutes until golden, remove from oil.
3

Turn heat to medium, add cumin seeds, chilies (diced) and ginger (diced). Stir for 2-3 minutes until cumin seeds darken
4

Add the turmeric, garam masala/curry powder and paprika. Stir for one minute.
5

Add the rice and stir for 4 minutes
6

Add the reserved soaking water and fresh peas (see step 8 if using frozen peas)
7

Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes undisturbed.
8

If using frozen peas, rinse in a strainer under warm water, add to rice after 15 minutes of cooking time (instead of 20 minutes). Do not stir, just add on top, cover and cook 5 more minutes.
9

Remove from heat, let stand 5 minutes.
10

Added cashews, fluff all with fork. Serve hot.

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Fo Fa @cook_2813029

on August 04, 2014 19:30

My wife is disabled, she has M.S. And she finds it hard to cook from her wheelchair. I like a variety of foods, but hate tomatoes, so you don't see too many of my recipes with tomatoes on them. Also both of us have type II diabetes, so high carb and sweet is usually not on the menu either. We have one married daughter, and one that now lives in the Seattle area. We live in Texas, USA with our two dogs.Sorry I have not posted in awhile. Been taking chemo and radiation. and it has taken some out of me. Doctor says it seems to be working, so there is that.