Recipe - Brown Basmati Lemon Rice

1 cup Brown Basmati Rice
2 cup Water or Vegetable Stock
Grated Zest Of 1 Lemon
One fourth teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
One fourth teaspoon Ground Cloves
One half teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
One half teaspoon Ground Cumin
One half teaspoon Ground Coriander
pn Saffron (optional)
1 tablespoon Chopped Fresh Parsley for
Garnish

Rinse the rice and soak it for 20 minutes in cold water.

Add all the ingredients except for the parsley to a 2quart pot. Bring to a
boil, lower the heat, stir, and simmer, covered for 20 minutes or until the
water is absorbed and the rice is cooked. Garnish with the chopped parsley.

Note: this can also be made with white Basmati rice

Variation to .5 cup of the rice add .25 cup cooked lentils, .5 teaspoon
chopped fresh parsley and lemon juice to taste.

Serving Size = .5 cup 118 calories 1 gram fat 0 milligrams cholesterol 3.7
milligrams sodium

(kay's note : this is 9 fat calories, and 7.6% fat per serving.)

Recipe By : "Kay Hinga" HINGA@IPFWCVAX.BITNET

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini