Chutney Rice

Recipes Ingredients:

1 1/2 c Rice
2 tb Oil
2 tb Sugar; up to 4 Tbsp
3 c -Water
3 Cloves
1/2 c Cashew nuts
2 lg Apples; cooking chopped
-salt & pepper
4 tb Raisins; or sultanas

Recipe Instructions:

Mynamar is the present name for Burma to turn this recipe into a main dish add cooked chickpeas for vegetarians, cooked Chicken or prawns for non vegetarians Taking first the sugar, vinegar and salt, gently stir them in a pan. Now add the cloves, apple and raisin. Next heat the mixture slowly, stirring more frequently, and cook it for about 30 minutes or until it thickens. Allow to cool a little. Meanwhile, gently heat oil in large saucepan. Add the Rice and stir for about 1 minute, seasoning with salt and pepper. Then pour in the water, put the lid on, and bring to a boil. Now turn down the heat and simmer the Rice for 20 minutes or until it is cooked as you like. When this done, turn the Rice into a dish and spoon the chutney over it, scattering the cashew nuts on top before serving. SOURCE:_The New Internationalist Food Book_ by Troth Wells posted by Anne MacLellan