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🍽️ Aromatic Rice with Peppers

682 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 small yellow bell peppers
• 100 g mixed, roughly chopped nuts (to taste)
• 2 tbsp pine nuts
• 1 sachet saffron
• 3 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin (cumin)
• 400 g basmati rice
• 2 tbsp raisins
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the peppers thoroughly.
2. 2. Cut the peppers in half.
3. 3. Remove the seeds and the white inner membranes.
4. 4. Dice the pepper flesh into fine cubes.
5. 5. Place the rice in a sieve.
6. 6. Rinse the rice under running water.
7. 7. Let the water drain off well.
8. 8. Melt the butter in a pot.
9. 9. Add the cumin.
10. 10. Fry the spice briefly.
11. 11. Stir in the saffron.
12. 12. Add the drained rice.
13. 13. Sweat the rice while stirring for a few minutes.
14. 14. Stir in the raisins.
15. 15. Add the pepper cubes.
16. 16. Lightly salt the mixture.
17. 17. Pour in 700 milliliters of water.
18. 18. Bring the mixture to a boil.
19. 19. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting.
20. 20. Let the rice swell for about 20 minutes.
21. 21. Place the pine nuts in a frying pan.
22. 22. Toast the pine nuts without fat.
23. 23. Use medium heat for this.
24. 24. Season the rice with salt.
25. 25. Season the rice with pepper.
26. 26. Stir in the parsley.
27. 27. Add the chopped nuts.
28. 28. Fold in the toasted pine nuts.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 682
• Protein: 20 g · Fett/Fat: 28 g · Carbs: 86 g