Savoury Rice #2
Ingredients
- 8 oz long-grain white rice
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 pint water
- salt and pepper
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 red pepper deseeded and chopped
- 1 green pepper deseeded and chopped
- 4 oz button mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 peperoni sausages sliced (optional)
- 2 to matoes peeled and quartered
- 6 black olives stoned
Instructions
- Put the rice and turmeric in a saucepan and pour in the water. Add a little salt, then bring to the boil.
- Reduce the heat so that the liquid barely simmers. Give the rice a light stir to make sure the grains are not stuck together and cover the pan tightly.
- Simmer very gently, allowing about 15 - 20 minutes. At the end of cooking all the liquid should have been absorbed.
- Fry the onion, pepper and mushrooms in the oil for 5 minutes until soft. Mix all the ingredients together.
- Arrange the rice attractively on a serving dish and serve hot as an accompaniment, or with a salad as a meal in itself.
- The vegetables in this recipe can be varied according to what is available. Aubergines, sweetcorn kernels, peas and courgettes are other good choices.
Calories: 420 kcal
Carbohydrates: 55 g
Protein: 13 g
Fat: 16g
Saturated Fat: 4 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 31 mg
Sodium: 380 mg
Potassium: 567 mg
Fiber: 4 g
Sugar: 5 g
Vitamin A: 1610 IU
Vitamin C: 73 mg
Calcium: 45 mg
Iron: 2 mg