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- From: mogul@decwrl.dec.com (Jeffrey Mogul)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Curried rice
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- Date: 5 Feb 88 06:16:39 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE CURRIED-RICE M "3 Nov 87" 1988
- .RZ "CURRIED RICE" "Baked rice with a mild curry flavor"
- This is a slight modification of the ``Riz a l'Indienne'' from the
- .I 60-Minute Gourmet
- (Pierre Franey).
- It's more French than Indian, and goes well with, say, saut\z\(aaeed chicken
- in cream.
- .IH "4 servings"
- .IG "2\(12 Tbsp" "butter" "40 g"
- .IG "1 cup" "chopped onion" "150 g"
- .IG "\(14 tsp" "minced garlic" "1 ml"
- .IG "1 cup" "rice" "200 g"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "curry powder," "15 ml"
- vary amount to taste.
- .IG "1\(12 cups" "chicken broth," "400 ml"
- (or chicken bouillon, or water)
- .IG "2 sprigs" "parsley"
- .IG "1" "bay leaf"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Preheat oven to
- .TE 400 205 .
- .SK 2
- Obtain casserole or heavy ovenproof saucepan with a close-fitting lid.
- .SK 3
- Over a burner on moderate heat,
- melt half the butter in the casserole and cook the onion and garlic,
- stirring constantly, until the onion is translucent.
- .SK 4
- Add the rice and stir until well-coated with butter.
- .SK 5
- Add the curry powder and stir until well-blended.
- .SK 6
- Add the broth and stir to make sure there are no lumps.
- .SK 7
- Add the parsley and bay leaf on top.
- .SK 8
- Cover and bake in the oven for 17 minutes (Franey says
- .I exactly
- 17 minutes, but basically ``cook until done.'')
- .SK 9
- Discard parsley and bay leaf, and stir in remaining butter.
- .NX
- This basic recipe may be varied by modifying quantities (for example,
- less onion) or adding ingredients (for example, pine nuts or apple
- chunks).
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy
- .I Time:
- 15 minutes preparation, 25 minutes cooking.
- .I Precision:
- Measure the rice and broth.
- .WR
- Jeffrey Mogul
- Digital Equipment Corp., Western Research Lab, Palo Alto, California, USA
- mogul@decwrl.dec.com decwrl!mogul
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