Weight Watchers Indian Basmati Rice Recipe
Weight Watchers Indian Basmati Rice Recipe.
An easy, Vegetarian and Gluten Free, side dish recipe with Indian flavors.
Made with Basmati rice, cardamon, cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon sticks, and onion.
This stove top recipe is ready in 45 minutes.
It doesn’t have a super strong flavor, so if you like full flavor, you can kick up the spices a bit.
Weight Watchers Points
MyWW Points: 7 Green Plan,
7 Smart Points.
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Weight Watchers Indian Basmati Rice
Ingredients
- 1½ cups basmati rice
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 pods green cardamon
- 1 tbsp cumin seeds
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 (2 inch) piece cinnamon stick
- 1 small onion thinly sliced
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- 2½ cups water
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add rice and cover with water. Let soak for 20 minutes..
- In a large saucepan, add vegetable oil, and heat over medium heat.
- Add cardamom, cumin seeds, cloves, and cinnamon stick.
- Cook while stirring for approx 1 minute.
- Add onion and saute approx 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Using a colander, drain the water off of the rice.
- Add rice into the saucepan.
- Stir and cook rice until it's lightly toasted, just a few minutes.
- Add salt and 2½ cups of water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for approx 15 minutes or until water is absorbed. Keep an eye on it, it may take less time. If you overcook, it may be mushy.
- Let rice stand for approx 5 minutes.
- Using a fork, fluff rice.
Notes
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