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Brown rice cashew nut pilaf

5th June 2018 by shoestringjane@outlook.com 4 Comments

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According to Wikipedia, a pilaf or pilau is ‘is a dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth.’ After that, you can chuck pretty much whatever you want into it, making it an easy dish to use up whatever you have lying around. My version is a brown rice cashew nut pilaf. It is both vegan and gluten free, making it great for those with food intolerances.

I enjoy this kind of easy and healthy food. It takes about 15 minutes to prepare and another 25 – 30 to cook through. I don’t eat onions, so just left them out. The vegetables should all be chopped quite small.

brown rice cashew nut pilaf

Brown rice cashew nut pilaf

Serves 4 as a main course

Ingredients

2 tbsp garlic infused olive oil (or 2 cloves crushed garlic and plain oil)

1 medium onion, chopped

2 celery sticks, chopped

1 red pepper, chopped

1 medium courgette, chopped

4 heaped tsp medium curry powder

1 heaped tsp smoked paprika

300g brown rice

50g frozen peas

50g frozen French beans

600g of strong vegetable stock (I used 4 heaped tsp of Marigold stock)

Black pepper to taste

300g toasted cashew nuts

Method

brown rice cashew nut pilaf

Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok then sauté the onions and garlic (if using). Stir in the curry powder and sauté for a couple more minutes. Add the celery, pepper and courgette and fry for about 5 minutes. Throw the rice into the pan and stir well so that it is well coated with the spices and vegetables. Fry for a few minutes more.

Pour in your vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Simmer uncovered until the rice is the consistency you prefer. I don’t like brown rice too al dente so will cook this for about 30 minutes. Add more hot water if it starts to look a bit dry. Meanwhile toast your cashew nuts in a dry pan until just brown and crunchy. Add them to the pilaf as you serve it.

This brown rice cashew nut pilaf is good with a green salad, although Mr S prefers his with a bit of baked chicken!

For more of my frugal recipe ideas, see here.

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Comments

  1. Margaret Powling says

    6th June 2018 at 09:35

    I’ve never made a pilau, but this sounds tasty. Do you not eat onions because you dislike them or because you are allergic to them, Jane? I love onions but not garlic, which I find too overpowering in most dishes. In a way this is a kind-of veggie curry recipe only the rice is mixed with the veg rather than being served separately. No wonder it’s tasty!
    Margaret P

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  2. ratnamurti says

    7th June 2018 at 01:55

    This sounds delicious, Jane. I am vegetarian mostly, but when I am out, if meat has been prepared for me, I just smile, eat it, and enjoy it too, actually. I do love to read good vegetarian recipes.

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  3. Lori says

    15th June 2019 at 21:45

    I can not eat curry powder. Is there another spice that you can suggest?

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    • shoestringjane@outlook.com says

      15th June 2019 at 21:52

      Problem is that curry is a mix of spices. Do you think the chilli bothers you? Maybe just use cumin and coriander plus a bit if ginger? Or paprika?

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