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cookbook_challengeRecipe from The Roasting Tin around the World by Rukmini Iyer
3 big pinches of saffron
250g chestnut or wild mushrooms, halved if large
200g basmati rice, rinsed
350ml vegetable stock
1 bay leaf
45g unsalted butter
100g unsalted cashew nuts
A handful of fresh coriander, chopped
Soak the saffron in 1 tbsp boiling water for 5 minutes.
Put everything except 15g butter, the cashew nuts and the coriander in a lidded casserole dish. Cover and cook for 30 minutes in an oven at 230C/210 fan/gas 6.
After 25 minutes put the cashew nuts on a baking tray, coat in the butter (I melted it first) and a pinch of salt. Add to the oven for the remaining 5 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to sit for a few minutes uncovered, adjust salt if necessary (but remember the cashew nuts to come), scatter over the cashew nuts and coriander.
Changes, Mistakes and Substitutions
None!
Verdict
It's mushroom pilau rice, and mostly does what it says on the tin, so there is a limit to how excited I can get about it. The cashew nuts are a nice touch and I can imagine cooking this as a rice dish if I was doing curry for a dinner party, but I can't really imagine making it on a daily basis.
3 big pinches of saffron
250g chestnut or wild mushrooms, halved if large
200g basmati rice, rinsed
350ml vegetable stock
1 bay leaf
45g unsalted butter
100g unsalted cashew nuts
A handful of fresh coriander, chopped
Soak the saffron in 1 tbsp boiling water for 5 minutes.
Put everything except 15g butter, the cashew nuts and the coriander in a lidded casserole dish. Cover and cook for 30 minutes in an oven at 230C/210 fan/gas 6.
After 25 minutes put the cashew nuts on a baking tray, coat in the butter (I melted it first) and a pinch of salt. Add to the oven for the remaining 5 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to sit for a few minutes uncovered, adjust salt if necessary (but remember the cashew nuts to come), scatter over the cashew nuts and coriander.
Changes, Mistakes and Substitutions
None!
Verdict
It's mushroom pilau rice, and mostly does what it says on the tin, so there is a limit to how excited I can get about it. The cashew nuts are a nice touch and I can imagine cooking this as a rice dish if I was doing curry for a dinner party, but I can't really imagine making it on a daily basis.
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Date: 2021-04-01 06:04 pm (UTC)I'm still hunting for a recipe I put away ions ago for mushroom soup and I cant' find it.