Spiced Lemon Rice

By Dixie8686

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Spiced Lemon Rice
Serve this fragrant, Indian-inspired side dish with all things chicken.

4–6 servings

active:

15 minutes

total:

50 minutes

Recipe by The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

April 2012

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons black, brown, or yellow mustard seeds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 1 small onion, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 Fresno chile or red jalapeño, cut into thin rings, seeded if desired
• 2 cups cups long-grain white rice
• 4 2x1-inch strips lemon peel (yellow part only) plus 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 cup roasted cashews

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation

Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add mustard seeds and turmeric and cook, shaking pan, until mustard seeds pop, 1–2 minutes. Add onion, garlic, and chile and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 7 minutes. Add rice and stir to coat. Add lemon peel, salt, and 3 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until rice is tender, 20–25 minutes.

Stir in lemon juice. Cover and let stand off heat for 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork and stir in cashews.

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