Raisins Rice Recipes

RICE WITH ALMONDS AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion, stirring, until tender. Stir in the rice, raisins, broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, or until rice is cooked and liquid is absorbed. Stir in almonds before serving.

RAISINS & RICE

Steps:

• 1. place cooked rice in a bowl
• 2. Mix your sugar and cinnamon together
• 3. Put in raisins and mix.
• 4. Put your sugar mixture in the rice stir. You can add some milk or cream and or vanilla but I like it like it is.
• 5. This can be eaten hot or cold. I do not measure the ingredients. You can add a little at a time until you get what you like for the flavor.

MIDDLE EASTERN RAISIN RICE

Steps:

• Wash rice well. Place 2 cups rice in a rice maker (or pot), add 4 cups water, or enough water to just cover the rice with no grains sticking out.
• Add raisins, salt, cinnamon, saffron (optional) and then drizzle olive oil around in a circle over the rice mixture. Mix well with spoon so rice and ingredients are blended together. There should be enough cinnamon added to give off a strong scent of cinnamon. Adjust amount as needed.
• Cook rice in rice maker or pot and after rice is cooked, stir ingredients together one more time. Spoon onto large platter and serve with plain, nonfat yogurt.

CREAMY RAISIN RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine rice, water and salt in 3-quart saucepan.
• Bring to a vigorous boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until all water is absorbed, about 3 minutes.
• Combine sugar and cornstarch.
• Add milk, sugar mixture and raisins to rice.
• Heat to boiling; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla.
• Slowly stir about 1 cup of the hot rice mixture into egg yolks in bowl.
• Stir into remaining mixture in saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, just until mixture starts to bubble.
• Serve warm or chilled. Garnish with cinnamon and nutmeg.

RAISINS AND RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring milk and rice to a boil over medium heat. Whisk in dry pudding mix; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from the heat; fold in raisins. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Spoon into individual dessert bowls. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve warm.

RICE PILAF WITH RAISINS AND VEGGIES

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat; continue simmering while preparing remaining ingredients.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir celery, onion, green onion white portions, garlic, curry powder, and salt in the hot oil until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a bowl.
• Cook and stir rice in the same skillet until lightly toasted, about 3 minutes.
• Stir toasted rice into boiling chicken broth. Reduce heat to medium-low; continue simmering until rice is tender and broth is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Remove rice from heat and stir in raisins, green onion tops, and celery mixture until well blended.

QUICK RICE AND RAISIN PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in 2-quart saucepan.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 5 minutes.