Spiced Trout Pilaff recipe

ingredients

225 g (8 oz) generous 1 cup basmati rice
40 g (1 1/2 oz) 3 tbsp butter
2 onions, sliced into rings
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 bay leaves
2 whole cloves
2 green cardamom pods
2.5 cm (2 in) cinnamon sticks
5 ml (1 tsp) cumin seeds
4 hot-smoked trout fillets, skinned
50 g (2 oz) 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
50 g (2 oz) scant 1/2 cup seedless raisins
30 ml (2 tbsp) chopped fresh parsley
mango chutney and poppadums, to serve

method

1. Wash the rice thoroughly in several changes of water and drain well. Set aside. Melt the butter in a large frying pan and fry the onions until well browned, stirring frequently.

2. Add the garlic, bay leaves, cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon and cumin seeds and stir-fry for 1 minute.

3. Stir in the rice, then add 600 ml (1 pint) 2 1/2 cups boiling water. Bring to the boil. Cover the pan tightly, reduce the heat and cook very gently for 20—25 minutes, until the water has been absorbed and the rice is tender.

4. Flake the smoked trout and add to the pan with the almonds and raisins. Fork through gently. Cover the pan and allow the smoked trout to warm in the rice for a few minutes. Scatter over the parsley and serve with mango chutney and poppadums.

serving amount

serves 4


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