Pina Colada Pilaf!
photo by Chef PotPie
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 20 ounces pineapple chunks in juice, drained, juice & pineapple reserved separately
- 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can coconut milk
- 1 cup water, approximately
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 2 cups garbanzo beans, cooked (or 1 15oz can, rinsed & drained)
- 1⁄2 cup almonds, slivered
- 1⁄2 cup raisins
- 1⁄4 cup cilantro, chopped
directions
- Combine reserved pineapple juice, coconut milk & 1c water or more to equal 3 1/2c liquid.
- Combine liquid with basmati, salt, cinnamon & cardamom. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low & cook, covered, 10 minutes.
- Fluff rice & stir in pineapple chunks, garbanzo beans, almonds, raisins & cilantro. Cover & let sit 10 minutes. Fluff again & serve.
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Reviews
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We loved this rice dish. The subtle hint of the cinnamon and cardamom made it different than any pilaf I've made, and the other ingredients were creative and went well together. It was a pretty dish, too! Because of all the ingredients it does make a lot, and it will get eaten here! Thanks, Elmotoo, you had your groove on when you created this dish! ZWT9
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This is a creative recipe that was well worth trying. I don't usually care for raisins, but I thought the raisins really worked well in this dish, especially contrasted with the nutty flavor of the almond slivers. The title was Pina Colada Pilaf, but I didn't think it tasted all that much like a pina colada dish. I will most likely serve this again though, but without the garbonza beans (but that's only because no one in my family likes them). All in all, this is a great rice dish. Thanks, Chef!
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I made this to serve with Recipe #46922. I omitted the garbanzo beans because I just couldn't imagine them in my rice. (Confession: I am not crazy about them anyway.) Other than reducing the amounts by half I followed the rest of the recipe exactly. While I wouldn't call this "pina colada" flavored we did like it and would have it again. We liked the mix of flavors, the fruit & nuts, and it was pretty on the plate. The ingredients do balance well. I did think it needed salt (probably because I left out the canned beans). Thank you for your entry in the contest and good luck!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Elmotoo
Geneva, New York