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      Title: Mid-East Pilaf
 Categories: Side dish
      Yield: 6 servings
 
      1 tb Vegetable oil
      1 md Onion; chopped
      1 tb Brown sugar
    2/3 c  Cashew bits or halves
    1/3 c  Raisins
      3 c  Hot cooked rice
      1 c  Chopped dried apricots
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
    1/4 ts Turmeric
    1/4 ts Cracked black pepper
    1/8 ts Cardamom
    1/8 ts Ground cloves
    1/3 c  Apple juice
 
  Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.  Saute onion with brown
  sugar 3 to 5 minutes or until onion is golden brown.  Add cashews and
  raisins; saute 2 to 3 minutes until nuts begin to brown and raisins plump.
  Add rice, apricots, salt, cinnamon, turmeric, pepper, cardamom and cloves.
  Stir in apple juice.  Heat thoroughly and serve.
  
  Each serving provides:
  * 284 calories
  * 5.2 g. protein
  * 9.5 g. fat
  * 47.5 g. carbohydrate
  * 3.6 g. dietary fiber
  * 0 mg. cholesterol
  * 106 mg. sodium
  
  Source: The Many Nationalities of Rice
  Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council
  Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
 
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