Brown Rice with Lime and Lemon Grass

Name: Brown Rice with Lime and Lemon Grass
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: spring onion(scallion) green and toasted coconut strips, to garnish; lime wedges, to serve; 60 ml/4 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro); 750 ml/1¼ pints/3 cups vegetable stock; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp cumin seeds; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp coriander seeds; 2.5 cm/1 in piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 15 ml/1 tbsp olive oil; 225 g/8 oz/generous 1 cup brown long grain rice; 1 lemon grass stalk; 2 limes

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Thai Food and Cooking

By Judy Bastyra and Becky Johnson

Published 2011

About

It is unusual to find brown rice given the Thai treatment, but the nutty flavour of the grains is enhanced by the fragrance of limes and lemon grass in this delicious dish.

Ingredients

2 limes
1 lemon grass stalk
225 g/8 oz

Asia
Thailand
Main course
Gluten-free
Vegan
South East Asia

Method

Pare the limes, using a cannelle knife (zester) or fine grater, taking care to avoid cutting the bitter pith. Set the rind aside. Finely chop the lower portion of the lemon grass stalk and set it aside.
Rinse the rice in plenty of cold wate