Exotic rice dish with mint yoghurt sauce

AUTHOR
Rachel Vazquez
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
35 mins
TOTAL TIME
35 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 350 g Wholemeal rice
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1/2 potty Mint
  • 250 g Whole milk yoghurt
  • 1 TABLESPOON Lemon juice
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 250 g Spring onions
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 1 jar(s) (425 ml; 250 g trimmed weight) Apricots
  • 125 g Cashew nuts
  • 25-30 g Butter or margarine
  • 1-1 1/2 Tbsp Curry
  • 400 ml Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 4-5 Tbsp Soy sauce
  • 40 g black olive rings
  • 7-10 Tbsp Lemon

Directions

  1. 1

    Add rice to 700 ml boiling salted water, bring to the boil briefly, cover and allow to swell over a low heat for 35-40 minutes. Wash mint, dab dry, and chop except for a little to garnish.

  2. 2

    Mix yoghurt, mint and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Clean and wash spring onions and cut into fine rings. Peel garlic and press it through a garlic press. Drain the apricots and collect the juice.

  3. 3

    Measure 1/8 litre juice. Roast cashews in a pan without fat. Take out 1/3 and put aside. Put the fat and spring onions, except for 1 tablespoon, into the hot pan and sauté briefly.

  4. 4

    Add garlic, apricots and curry and steam for about 3 minutes while stirring. Add apricot juice, broth and soy sauce, bring to the boil and cook for 1-2 minutes. Season sauce with salt and curry and fold in rice.

  5. 5

    Sprinkle with olive rings, remaining spring onions and cashew nuts. Garnish yoghurt sauce with lemon and mint. Serve extra with rice.