Grammy's Kitchen · Rice Pilaf · Golden Rice Pilaf
One of 40 rice pilaf recipes we measured
188 cooks on www.onceuponachef.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 40.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 192% | 259% |
| fat | 15% | 15% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 16% |
| aromatics | 31% | 43% |
| salt | 3% | 2% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 278 g | 1 1/2 cups basmati rice |
| 43 g | 3 tablespoons unsalted butter |
| 80 g | 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onions ((from one small onion)) |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic, (minced) |
| 532 g | 2 1/4 cups water |
| 8 g | 1 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 48 g | 1/3 cup dried fruit, (such as currants, raisins or finely chopped dried apricots) |
| 30 g | 1/4 cup sliced or slivered almonds, (toasted in a small dry skillet over medium heat until golden, about 5 minutes) |
Method: 2 steps, published by www.onceuponachef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Absolutely delicious. I used sulfured apricots. Added a little Better than Bouillon veg concentrate to water to intensify flavor a bit. Also a little curry powder, ginger powder and a tsp of sugar. Several people asked for the recipe. Thanks for this wonde” — a cook, 5.0★
“Delicious! Doubled recipe for a crowd for Father's Day dinner and it was perfect. Served the dried fruit and almonds on the side (some raisin-haters over here), but they are SO good in the rice. Served this with your chicken kabobs, greek salad, hummus and ” — a cook, 5.0★