Rice with peas and carrots
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1 hour
This dish is cooked once a week in the North African families. It is usually served with grilled meat or chicken, or with fish.
salima1962
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Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 125g basmati rice
- 1 onion, minced or coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon saffron
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 350g frozen peas and diced carrots
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:45min ›
Ready in:1hr
- Rinse the rice and soak in a bowl of cold water.
- Place the onion with oil, saffron, salt and pepper in a deep frying pan or a wide pot.
Fry over low heat until the onion turns golden, about 10 minutes.
Add the peas and carrots, and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.- Add the rice with 250ml water. Cook over medium heat until the rice has absorbed all the sauce, 15 to 20 minutes.
