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Basmati pilaff
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Basmati pilaff

10 ingredients Serves 8 openrecipes
Basmati pilaff

Gordon Ramsay brings you an oven-baked rice pilaff, perfect for making ahead and to serve with his Stir fry of duck

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

554
Calories
38g
Protein
16g
Fat
65g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
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

  • 500g basmati rice
  • 100g butter
  • 1 large onion , finely chopped
  • 1 large sprig fresh thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 8 cardamom pods , split open
  • 3 cloves
  • 4-6 thinly pared strips lemon zest
  • 1l boiling chicken stock or water

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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