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Ingredients
Rice
- 350 g basmati rice
- 1000 g water
- 1 tsp salt (optional)
Pilau
- 1 brown onion (approx. 120 g), cut into halves
- 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
- Nutrition
- per 1 portions
- Calories
- 792.3 kJ / 188.5 kcal
- Protein
- 3.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 26.7 g
- Fat
- 8.2 g
- Saturated Fat
- 4.9 g
- Fibre
- 1.8 g
- Sodium
- 839.1 mg
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