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Ingredients
Pilau
- 1 brown onion (approx. 120 g), cut into wedges (3-4 cm)
- 35 g ghee (see Tips)
- 1 cinnamon quill
- 6 cardamom pods (green), crushed
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp black mustard seeds
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 fresh curry leaves
Rice
- 400 g basmati rice
- 870 g water
- 20 g vegetable oil
- 1 tsp salt (optional)
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 2121.5 kJ / 507.1 kcal
- Protein
- 7.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 84.4 g
- Fat
- 14.8 g
- Saturated Fat
- 6 g
- Fibre
- 2.5 g
- Sodium
- 888.4 mg
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