In last week’s Scheff’s Table I shared my favorite recipe for roasted chicken with cardamom. Well, here is an excellent side dish recipe for raisin and cardamom rice pilaf that would go great with the roasted chicken or many other main dishes. Ingredients: 1 1/2 Tbsp canola or vegetable oil 1 tsp. ground cardamom 1 tsp. salt 1 small onion, peeled & minced … [Read more...]
Curried Rice Pilaf
I love the flavor of Indian curry and this curried rice pilaf is a terrific side dish for all sorts of main courses, from fish and chicken to meat and veggie dishes. You could also make this a main dish by adding cooked shrimp, chicken, tofu, veggies, etc. to the rice. Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice 1 Tbsp unsalted butter 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 shallot, peeled and … [Read more...]