Cranberry and pistachio pilaf. Nothing says Christmas like cranberries & pistachios.The caramelized onions and the aromatic rice just ties everything together.
Holidays are the time when a lot of cooking happens and nobody wants to toil on a single dish. Here is something easy to make and conveys the spirit of holidays.If you use a rice cooker then the recipe is a breeze.
Since all the other dishes would have a fair amount of spices the pilaf flavors are kept pretty mellow, a slightly sweet & nutty taste stands out.
Ingredients :
Rice – 2 cups (Use Basmathi or good quality long grain rice)
White onion – 1 sliced very thin
Butter -3- 4 tsp
Cranberry( dried and sweetened) – 1/2 cup or more if u like
Pistachios – 1/2 cup (I used some cashew nuts too)
Spring onion- 2 chopped
Lemon juice -1 tbsp
Salt and white pepper powder to taste.
Method:
1. Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes.
Cook rice adding salt and pepper .I prefer to cook in the rice cooker. Once cooked let it cool little bit then gently fluff with a fork.
2. Heat butter when it melts add onion sliced and fry it till golden brown also the cashews until they turn golden.Turn in the cranberry and pistachio and switch off flame.keep aside 1/3 of the fried mix to spread on top.In the rest add the rice,lemon juice and gently mix .
3.Transfer it into a serving dish and spread the rest of the fried onions, cranberry,nuts and spring onion.
Serve warm along with other drool worthy dishes.
I have a chicken dish coming up in the next post so make sure you come back.
Hope you lovely people out there would give this a try.
Meena
Here are the links to other awesome recipes from blogger friends :
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The Heritage Cook: Sweet & Lightly Spicy Corn Pudding
Jeanette’s Healthy Living: Clean Eating Holiday Side Dish Recipes
Weelicious: Cranberry Apple Chutney
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Elephants and the Coconut Trees: Cranberry-Pistachio Pilaf
Taste with the Eyes: Fresh Green Beans, Mexican-Style
Napa Farmhouse 1885: Italian Green Beans with Tomatoes and Pesto
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Virtually Homemade: Cheese Ravioli with Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Pomegranate
Domesticate Me: Farro Risotto with Prosciutto, Parmesan and Brussels Sprouts
The Sensitive Epicure: Butter Dipped Radishes with Sea Salt
Daily*Dishin: Best Holiday Dressing
FN Dish: No-Brainer Holiday Sides
this is one yummy pilaf with some sweetness…ah cannot imagine how good will that taste with some butter paneer on the side 🙂
very delicate flavor pilaf. nice clicks as always. I also like to add cashews with pista goes very well together, just like husband and wife.
Thank you Divya. I know ..butter paneer and pilaf should be really yummm..
He hee…thank you Linsy.U put it right it is delicate.
Such a colourful pilaf..red, green, white…truly a Christmas feel has arisen.
Thank you Priya 🙂
They look just awesome .Realy a nutty sweet pilaf .hmm …i smell it now.
wow thats an delicious pilaf with cranberries looks so yumm !! very beautifully presented meena 🙂
So Christmassy and love it 🙂 it has soo little ingredients too 🙂
I am going to try this this weekend..looks so festive
Yummy and love the combo sis.colorful shots
wow, that's such a nice pilaf with a twist,….
Wow! delicious pilaf Meena and nice presentation.
Looks very festive and well presented.
so beautiful the click n pilaf ofcourse! That flavor of cranberries and also use of Pistachio sounds great! It is my type pilaf! 🙂 I don't like it very spicy either!
wow Meena… awesome looking Pilaf, adding dry fruits, made it more rich n aromatic…
Its definitely the rice cooker for this inviting and “can't take my off delicious” pilaf. It has to be because I need my daily dose of rice without fail.
What a festive pilaf! It will pair so beautifully with curry. Well done my friend 🙂
Such a colorful & tempting pilaf, who wouldn't love to taste it 🙂
wow thats an yummilicious pilaf .. nutty colourful n very royal..
Simply awesome….so perfect for Christmas. Great one.
Cranberry and pistachio ! That must be very tasty.
Those pics are so inviting….so colourful, so tempting it looks…it goes so well with this season…
Thank you Sathya.
Thank you Manju.
Thank you Reks.
Do try it ,would love to hear how it turned out, Veena.
Thank you sis:)
Thank you Razina.
Thank you Lisha.
Thank you Radhika .So glad that u stopped by and also joined my blog.
Thank you Sangeetha.Ya this is a mildly spiced one.
Thank you Preeti.
Thank you Nava.
Thank you Taruna.
Thank you Ambreen.
Thank you Smitha.
Thank you Chitrangada.
Ya, it is tasty if u like fruit and nut flavors.Thank you Shaami.
Thank you Anupa.
I wanted to come here right after seeing this on FB. What a great idea for the holidays and so impressive. Thanks for idea Meena. And pictures are lovely as usual.
Adding cranberry in pilaf is a very delicious idea…. Perfect for festive season…
I did try Meena it came out great I hv posted today in my space.. thanks