Ingredients
- Everyday Favourites basmati rice 800g
- Everyday Favourites extended life vegetable oil 37g
- Cumin seed 8g
- Ginger paste 10g
- Everyday Favourites ground turmeric 1g
- Tinned pineapple chunks 100g
- Everyday Favourites medium desiccated coconut 63g
- Water 1.5 litres
- Mace powder 0.5g
- Everyday Favourites salt 15g
- Green cardamom powder 0.5g
- Granulated sugar 20g
- Carrot (grated) 150g
- Dried apricots 100g
- Everyday Favourites sultanas 50g
- Everyday Favourites unsalted butter 80g
- Dried cranberries 100g
- Diced fresh mango 100g
- Crispy fried onions 55g
Method
- Wash and soak rice in plenty of water for 15 – 20 minutes.
- Drain all the water from the rice and keep rice to one side.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Add cumin seed and sauté for 2 – 3 minutes.
- Add ginger, turmeric, pineapple & coconut, mix well on a low heat for 2 minutes.
- Add 1.5 litres of water to the pan and bring to the boil.
- Add rice, mace powder, salt, green cardamom, sugar, carrot and bring back to the boil.
- Let the mix boil for 2 – 3 minutes with the pan uncovered, then reduce the heat to low. Put the lid on the pan and cook for 6 – 7 minutes.
- Leaving the lid on the pan, turn off the heat and let the rice stand for at least 8 minutes.
- Remove the lid, add apricots, sultanas, butter, cranberries and mango and mix well.
- Serve hot with fried onions on the top to garnish.
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