Mango Pilaf

Submitted by gailanng

"A wonderful side for almost any meat. Made with dried mango."

 

• Ready In: 28mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup dried mango, diced small
• 1⁄4 cup pine nuts, toasted (can sub walnuts)
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup basmati rice (jasmine rice works wonderfully)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (14 ounce) chicken broth (1 3/4 cups)
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon basil (fresh is so much better)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (1/2 teaspoon is plenty enough)
• black pepper

directions

1. Combine rice, salt, broth, mango, onion and water in a mediium saucepan. Bring to a boil; cover and turn heat down to summer for 15 -18 minutes. Rice should be tender and all liquid absorbed.
2. Stir in the pine nuts, basil, cumin, chili powder, cayenne into the rice. Pepper to taste and serve hot.

Reviews

[Noo8820]

What a wonderful side dish this is!<br/>I just loved the mango and the cumin flavour, and the gentle heat from the chilli and cayenne.<br/>I am SO going to be making this one again!<br/>Made for PRMR.

 

[Charmie777]

This was great!! My son said he LOVED it! Made for ZWT!!