Crispy lemon rice with sesame and pistachios

Name: Crispy lemon rice with sesame and pistachios
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 150 g brown rice; Coconut oil; Saffron; Cardamom; 30 g sesame seeds; 50 g pistachios, unsalted; 4 lemons; Pomegranate seeds; Parsley; 100 g yoghurt

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:25min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:45:44 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories321.5 kcal (16%)

Total Fat16.3 g (23%)

Carbs39.1 g (15%)

Sugars4.3 g (5%)

Protein8.3 g (17%)

Sodium18.7 mg (1%)

Fiber5 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

150gbrown rice

coconut oil

saffron

cardamom

30gsesame seeds

50gpistachios

100gyoghurt

Instructions

Step 1

Wash the rice. Heat up some coconut oil in a pan and fry the rice for several minutes. Add double the amount of water (rice:water 1:2 ratio), some saffron and the cardamom. Cook with closed lid for about 15 minutes until all the water is soaked up and the rice is fluffy

Step 2

Roast pistachios and sesame seeds until slightly browned and fragrant. Zest and juice the lemons the lemons.

Step 3

Mix yoghurt with juice and zest of one lemon and pasley. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Step 4

When the rice is fluffy, add more coconut oil and fry at high temperature for 8 more minutes, until a crust forms on the bottom. Add pistachios, sesame, the rest of the lemon zest and juice. Serve with pomegranate seeds (or cut up strawberries) and some yogurt.