Thursday, November 29, 2012

Mediterranean Cabbage and Saffron Rice

Its been quite some time that I made cabbage and I wanted to eat cabbage (of all things!!!) . I was searching my own recipes and this recipe is something I made a long time ago.
To go with it I made the most simplest Saffron rice dishes you would ever come across. Different people make it in different ways and here is a recipe for Saffron Pulao

Mediterranean Cabbage (Stir fried cabbage with dried fruit and nuts)
Mediterranean Cabbage

Ingredients:
1)4 cups of thinly sliced green cabbage
2)1/2 red bell pepper sliced and cut into 11/2-2 inch pieces
3)1/2 cup sliced red onion
4)1 table spoon kirkland signature mediterranean blend oil (or use any other oil)
5)1/2-1 teaspoon lemon pepper salt, 
6)Heaped teaspoon each of raisins, cranberries and sliced almonds
7)2 garlic pods grated

Heat a non-stick pan and dry roast the amonds and raisins and cranberries for 5 minutes on medium low heat. Remove and set aside. Roast the red bell pepper for 5 minutes. remove and set aside. Heat the oil and fry the onions till they start turning brown. Add garlic and fry for 30 seconds. And cabbage, reduce heat to medium cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add lemon pepper and stir to combine. Add the dried fruit and nuts and roasted bell pepper and stir to combine. Serve with Saffron Rice

Simple Saffron Rice (Saffron flavored rice)
Saffron rice

Ingredients:
  1. 2 cups rice cooked according to the package directions or in a rice cooker.
  2. 1/4 cup milk
  3. Big pinch of saffron stands
Heat the milk for 30 seconds and add the saffron to it. Let sand for 5-10 minutes. Add this to the cooked hot rice. Stir to combine and serve after 5 minutes.

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