Рецепт Recipe For Basmati Rice Salad
Many moons ago my friend Camilla and I went into business with a friend of hers. We worked to our strengths and started a catering company. I worked full time and so could not be involved in the day-to-day running of the business but as Cams was stay-at-home mom, this role suited her perfectly. Kay is a chef and so menu creation was up to her. As I have a keen sense of business, those logistics were left to me. One Friday evening we were catering a dinner at a school for the teachers. Camilla’s husband at the time was a butcher and so he was hired to do meat on a spit. Camilla and Karen had to make sure there were enough salads and sides and I was joining them in the evening to be on hand for what ever was needed. Somewhere along the line, the numbers got mixed up and about an hour before we were due to serve I was making salad at home, in my very tiny kitchen. Basmati rice salad was on the menu and using a slightly different recipe to the one I have given you here, I made bowls of the salad in no time at all. This year Dave had a few friends over for a braai to celebrate his birthday. As it was four days after we had got back from overseas I knew I did not want to make too many complicated dishes. We decided on salads, bread and crayfish. I made this version of the basmati rice salad, using dried apricots instead of apricot jam as per the original recipe. There was no sugar free apricot jam at our local store, and I am really grateful for that. This basmati rice salad was by far better than what I had made so many years ago.
- Basmati Rice Salad
- Basmati Rice Salad
- 210g basmati rice 500mls coconut water Pinch of salt
- 150mls mayonnaise
- 35g dried apricots 5mls curry powder 100g pickled peppers, roughly chopped 5g fresh coriander, roughly chopped
Place the rice, the coconut water and the salt into a medium sized sauce pan Bring to the boil with the lid off Cover, turn the stove off and leave to steam for 40 minutes Turn the rice into a bowl and separate the grains with a fork Using a stick blender, combine the mayonnaise, apricots and curry powder Add to the rice, with the peppers and coriander and mix in gently to combine Can be served warm, or cold If you do not have coconut water, ordinary water will do 3.2.2885
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I am passionate about regional, sustainable and seasonal produce. I live in Gordons Bay in a cottage with my husband, our three dogs, a tortoise and a fish. We are busy building a house which is an adventure all in itself. Each year we visit a new place to experience the food of the area.