mogul@decwrl.dec.com (Jeffrey Mogul) (02/05/88)
Copyright (C) 1988 USENET Community Trust Permission to copy without fee all or part of this material is granted provided that the copies are not made or distributed for direct commercial advantage, the USENET copyright notice and the title of the newsgroup and its date appear, and notice is given that copying is by permission of the USENET Community Trust or the original contributor. .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