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Pilau--stewed rice
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Pilau--stewed rice

12 ingredients 4 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

289
Calories
7g
Protein
1g
Fat
63g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 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

  • 1 cup rice 3-5 tablespns
  • 4 cups tomato 3-5 cups water 1 1/2 -2 1/2 teaspns
  • 5 cups water 1 1/2 -2 1/2 teaspns
  • 1 1/2 cup sliced celery may be substituted
  • 3 cloves of garlic in addition to pilau
  • six cups of water
  • 5 tablespns
  • 1 onion 2-4 cups tomato 3-5 cups water 1 1/2 -2 1/2 teaspns
  • 2 1/2 teaspns
  • half done
  • one only of tomato
  • salt

Directions

1

1 cup rice 3-5 tablespns. oil or melted butter 1 onion 2-4 cups tomato 3-5 cups water 1½-2½ teaspns. salt

2

Simmer sliced onion in oil (without browning), add salt, boiling water and rice. Cook until rice is about half done, then add tomato hot, and finish cooking slowly without stirring. If convenient, set into the oven after the tomato is added. When the larger quantity of tomato is used, the smaller quantity only of water will be required.

3

1½ cup sliced celery may be substituted for the onion.

4

Spanish rice calls for 2-3 cloves of garlic in addition to Pilau with six cups of water and one only of tomato.

By Evora Bucknum Perkins · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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