Spiced Rice Pilaf Recipe

1 cup Brown basmati rice
1 tbsp Vegetable oil
1 small Onion, chopped
1 cl Garlic, minced
4 Whole cloves
1/8 tsp Salt
2 cup Chicken broth broth
1 Cinnamon stick
1 tsp Vegetable oil
1 tbsp Raisines
1 tbsp Almonds, blanched slivered =OR=-
1 tbsp Pine nuts

Soak rice 2 hours to shorten cooking time. Rinse and drain. In a
large non-stick saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon, heat 1 tablespoon oil
and saute onion and garlic until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cloves
and cook 1 minute. Add rice and stir to coat. Add salt, broth and
the cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer
20 to 25 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Discard cinnamon stick.
Heat 1 teaspoon oil; add raisins and almonds and warm. Mix with rice
and serve. Food Exchanges per serving: 2 STARCH/BREAD EXCHANGES + 1
FAT EXCHANGE; CAL: 176; CHO: Omg; CAR: 31g; PRO: 3g; SOD: 41mg; FAT:
5g;

Source: Light & Easy Diabetes Cusine by Betty Marks
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Preparation Time: 0:00

Serves: 6

Is this Spiced Rice Pilaf Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Spiced Rice Pilaf recipe comes from our collection of diabetic Rice recipes. Because we are ignorant of your unique health conditions & the advice your doctors have given to you, we we can`t confirm that Spiced Rice Pilaf recipe is appropriate for you. However, because the original author labeled it as `diabetic` it indicates that it, at the very least, matches the minimum condition for the tag `diabetic friendly`, being low in fat and carbohydrates and so should be more healthy than a normal recipe. For all that, this Spiced Rice Pilaf recipe should only be used if you understand your own condition and are happy that the ingredients are acceptable for you.

This Spiced Rice Pilaf Recipe is part of our diabetic Rice recipes category. Please understand, it is completely out of the question for us to check every one of the diabetic Rice recipes to warrant that they are 100% OK for diabetics. Our site has more than 2000 individual recipes in the collection, & to check each of them at one every 24 hours would occupy us for more than 290 weeks. It would be wise to read the recipe ingredients with care to ensure that they are compatible with the dietary guidelines your doctor has provided. If you think that this Spiced Rice Pilaf recipe is unsuitable, tell us and we will withdraw the offending recipe from our site.

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