Indian Rice Pilaf With Spicy Mince

Indian Rice Pilaf With Spicy Mince is a great recipe, but the real star of this dish is the rice. It’s one of those versatile recipes that you can build so many simple meals around.

If spicy mince isn’t your thing, try serving the rice with sliced tandoori chicken breast or a simple pumpkin and cauliflower curry. Yum!

Filling Indian Rice Pilaf With Spicy Mince

Gretel Shaw

If you like Indian cuisine, I just know that you'll love this Indian rice pilaf with spicy mince. This is a very filling meal you'll enjoy making.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 45 mins

Total Time 1 hr 5 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 6 people

Calories 360 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion - chopped
• 1 clove garlic - crushed
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
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  1 teaspoon caraway seeds
• ⅛ teaspoon turmeric - ground
• 1 cup basmati rice
• 2 cups chicken stock (chicken broth or chicken bouillon)
• 500 grams ground beef (minced beef)
• 1½ teaspoon curry powder
• ⅓ cup sweet chili sauce (sweet chilli sauce in British English)
• ¼ cup water
• 4 sprigs green onions - sliced thinly
• ⅔ cup peas
• 1 tablespoon cilantro (coriander) - roughly chopped, to garnish

Instructions

 

• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a medium saucepan. Add onion, garlic, seeds and turmeric and cook until onion is soft. Add rice and stir over heat until rice is coated with oil. Add stock, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to very low. Cover and cook for 12 minutes.
• While rice is cooking, heat the remaining oil in a frying pan. Add mince and cook until browned. Add curry powder and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until fragrant. Stir in sweet chilli sauce, water, green onions and peas. Cook, occasionally stirring until peas are soft and heated through.
• During this time, keep an eye on the rice and once it has cooked for 12 minutes, remove from heat, keep the lid on and stand for another 5 minutes or until rice is tender.
• To serve, top pilaf with spiced mince and coriander leaves.

Nutrition

Calories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 21gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 493mgPotassium: 417mgFiber: 2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 220IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 3mg

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