Spicy Pilau Rice with Nuts

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 275 ml Basmati
• 25 g cashew nuts, unsalted
• 25 g pistachios, unsalted
• 25 g pine nuts
• 2 cardamom pods
• ¾ tsp caraway seeds
• ½ tsp coriander, whole
• ½ tbsp oil
• 1 small onion(s), chopped
• 2 ½ cm cinnamon stick
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp salt, heaped spoon

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

Crush the cardamom pods, caraway seeds, and coriander seeds in a mortar and pestle. Heat a pan without oil and dry roast the spices for about 1 minute. Then add the oil, onion, and nuts and roast until the nuts turn light brown. Next, add the rice and stir until completely coated with oil. Then add 570ml of boiling water to the pan. Add the cinnamon stick, bay leaf, and salt, stir once, cover, reduce the heat to low, and let everything simmer for 15 minutes. Then remove the pan from the heat, remove the lid, and cover the pan with a clean kitchen towel. Let stand for 5 minutes. Transfer the rice to a bowl and fluff it up lightly with a fork.