|
Sinhalese Fried Rice
HT ACC Sri Lankan
25mins
Serves 4 Hot Shellfish Seafood Vegetables Nuts Dried Fruit
Spices Accompaniment Gluten Wheat Dairy Free Eggless Sri
Lanka Ceylon Ceylonese Asia Asian
Ingredients
50g/2oz Butter
600ml/20fl.oz. Water
225g/8oz Long Grain Rice
˝ teasp Ground Saffron
60ml/2fl.oz. Vegetable Oil
225g/8oz Peeled Prawns (Shrimp)
1 large Onion, chopped
75g/3oz Cashew Nuts
50g/2oz Raisins
50g/2oz Frozen Green Peas
2 Cloves
2 x 2.5cm/1-inch sticks of Cinnamon
1 x 7.5cm/3-inch Stick Lemongrass
Salt
Instructions
1. Heat the butter is a medium saucepan until melted then add the water, rice,
salt and saffron. Mix well and bring to the boil then reduce the heat, cover and
cook gently for 15-20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the prawns and sauté until
quite brown on all sides. Remove from the pan and set aside.
3. Add the remaining ingredients to the oil and fry for around 5 minutes until
he onions are browned, stirring from time. Remove from the heat.
4. Once the rice is cooked add the prawns and nut mixture and cook over a medium
heat for 5 minutes, turning from time to time. Discard the cinnamon sticks and
lemon grass and serve hot.
More
Pasta, Pulses, Grains, Rice Recipes
|
What's
in Season |
International
Recipes
|
