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Qabuli (Central Asian Rice Pilaf)
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Qabuli (Central Asian Rice Pilaf)

12 ingredients 7 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

532
Calories
15g
Protein
15g
Fat
86g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 500 g dry chickpeas
  • Salt
  • Red pepper
  • ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 kg rice
  • Shortening
  • 3 onions , chopped
  • Chile powder
  • Tomato paste
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • 4–5 green chiles , cut in half

Directions

1

Soak the chickpeas for half an hour.

2

Boil the chickpeas with salt, red pepper, and ginger garlic paste. Be mindful that after the chickpeas have been cooked, there should not be any water remaining.

3

If there is water remaining, continue cooking until the water has been mostly absorbed.

4

In the meantime, bring the rice to a full boil. Reduce heat to a minimum and cover. Allow to cook for 8–10 minutes, then turn off the heat and allow to rest for a similar amount of time.

5

Also, in the meantime, heat some shortening in a pan. Fry the onions until they are light brown, then add tomato paste, salt, red chile powder, and turmeric powder.

6

Arrange the fried onion with the spices, boiled chickpeas, and rice in a large serving dish pot.

7

Garnish with chopped cilantro and green chillies and serve hot.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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