Indian Dirty Rice

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I needed a mild rice to go with a spicy indian dish and couldn't find anything that seemed to work. I came up with this based of several indian recipes, not necessarily authentic but nummy none the less. The sweetness of the raisins works well with a spicy dish. If you are cooking the rice on the stove instead of in a rice cooker just change the amount of chicken stock.

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Steps

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Rinse basmati rice.

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Melt butter over a medium heat.

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Saute shallots , until they start to soften.

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Add the golden raisins , chopped cashews , and frozen peas.

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Saute until raisins start to plump.

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Add the basmati rice.

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Saute until rice begins to turn white.

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Add the cinnamon stick , pepper corns , cardamom pods , and bay leaf , giving it one last stir.

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Transfer rice mixture to your rice maker and add as much chicken stock as the rice maker recommends for 1 cup of rice.

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Start your rice cooker on the white rice setting.

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Remove the hard seasonings , they are not edible.

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Fluff rice and serve.

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Ingredients

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unsalted butter, shallot, golden raisin, cashews, frozen peas, basmati rice, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, cardamom pods, bay leaf, chicken broth