Herb and Spice Pilaf Rice

Name: Herb and Spice Pilaf Rice
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 600 ml/21 fl oz/scant 2½ cups chicken or vegetable stock; 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 2 cardamom pods; 55 g/2 oz/heaped ⅓ cup cashew nuts; 55 g/2 oz/½ cup flaked almonds; 350 g/12 oz/1¾ cups basmati rice; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 large handfuls parsley leaves, finely chopped; 2 large handfuls coriander leaves, finely chopped, plus extra sprigs to serve

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mighty Spice Cookbook

By John Gregory-Smith

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

55 g/2 oz/½ cup flaked almonds
55

Main course
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the cashew nuts and gently toast, shaking the pan constantly, for 1–2 minutes. Add the flaked almonds and continue to shake the pan for a further 1–2 minutes, or until both the cashew nuts and almonds start turning golden. Transfer the nuts to a plate and set aside.
Put the cardamom pods on a chopping board and, u