Cashew Golden Rice Recipes

CASHEW RICE WITH GOLDEN RAISINS

Steps:

• Add all ingredients except cashews and raisins to a medium saucepan. Bring to full boil over medium-heat.
• Remove from heat and let stand 7 to 9 minutes.
• Fluff rice with a fork and stir in cashews and raisins. Serve hot.

INDIAN-STYLE RICE WITH CASHEWS, RAISINS AND TURMERIC

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in rice, and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk, chicken stock, cumin, coriander, red pepper flakes, salt, turmeric, bay leaf, raisins, and cashew halves. Bring to a boil, then cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.

CASHEW RICE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine broth, carrot, celery, onion, butter and pepper. Bring to a boil; remove from the heat. Stir in rice; cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed. Sprinkle with cashews.

CASHEW RICE PILAF

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute the long grain rice, onion, carrots and raisins in butter until onion is tender. Add the broth and onion salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, 20 minutes. Stir in peas, wild rice and cashews; heat through. If desired, sprinkle with green onions.

FRUITY RICE WITH TOASTED CASHEWS

Steps:

• Whisk together the dressing ingredients, season, then set aside. Heat a small nonstick pan and put in the cashew nuts, stirring for a few mins, until starting to brown.
• Toss the rice, peppers, onion and most of the cashews together, then gently fold in the dressing. Chill for up to a day, then scatter with the remaining cashews before serving.

CURRIED RICE PILAF WITH CASHEWS

Steps:

• Cook onion, garlic, salt, and pepper in butter in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden, 6 to 9 minutes. Add curry and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Add rice and cook, stirring, 1 minute, then add water and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low, then cook 18 minutes. Remove from heat and let rice stand, covered, 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork. Gently toss with cashews and cilantro.

GOLDEN RICE

Steps:

• Put the saffron threads into a small bowl of hot water and allow to soak.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan with a low heat. Add the onions and cook for 5 minutes, stirring.
• Add the butter, cumin, cinnamon, salt, pepper, paprika and bay leaves and cook for two minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add the rice and continue to stir for three minutes.
• Add the saffron and stock. Bring to the boil then simmer for 20-25 minutes, or until all liquid has been absorbed. If necessary, add a little more stock and cook until rice is tender and all the liquid has been absorbed.
• Discard the bay leaves, season, stir through the cashews and serve.

CASHEW GOLDEN RICE

Steps:

• In a medium size pot, add water, bouillion cubes, onion powder and turmeric.
• Bring to a rapid boil.
• Remove from heat and add rice, stir gently.
• Cover and return to stove and simmer on low heat till all water is absorbed. (15 - 20 minutes).
• Once all water has been absorbed remove pot from stove and let sit covered for 5 minutes.
• Fluff rice with a fork and add nuts, raisins, candied ginger and chopped chives.