Sabzi pulao

Name: Sabzi pulao (Curried rice salad)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: ½ red capsicum (pepper), diced; 2 tablespoons curry paste, or 1–2 tablespoons mild curry powder; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) olive oil; 300 g (10½ oz/1⅓ cups) organic short-grain brown rice; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; ½ teaspoon chilli powder; ½ teaspoon Chilli lime pickle, or Indian lime pickle; 10 snow peas (mangetout), topped and tailed, each cut into 5 pieces; 1 celery stalk, chopped; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 4–6 spring onions (scallions), chopped; 1 generous tablespoon untreated honey; 1 bunch coriander (cilantro), leaves chopped; 170 g (5¾ oz/1 cup) raisins; 1 large brown onion, chopped; 1 granny smith apple, cored and chopped

Curried rice salad

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Lands of the Curry Leaf

By Peter Kuruvita

Published 2018

About

Coriander, raisins and apple are key to this dish, with sesame oil adding a nice touch. The flavours get better on standing, as the rice and other ingredients really soak up the curried oil — so it’s a good idea to make a big batch of this salad, because the leftovers will only get better.

Ingredients

300 g (10½ oz/1⅓ cups) organic short-grain brown rice
100

Asia
Pakistan
Side dish
Spicy
Vegetarian

Method

Cook the rice using the absorption method or a rice cooker.

In a large saucepan, heat 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼