5 fruited basmati pilaf Recipes

butter, sliced shallots, water, uncooked basmati rice, frozen green peas, golden raisins, salt, fennel seeds, lightly crushed, freshly ground black pepper, ground cardamom, saffron threads, crushed, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, chopped pistachios, toasted

uncooked basmati rice, orange juice, pine nuts, raisins, scallions, chopped (white & light green parts only ), fresh cilantro, chopped, salt and pepper, water

basmati rice, salt, divided, oil, divided, butter, divided, onion, halved and thinly sliced, chicken thighs, cinnamon, chicken broth, barberries (tart sweet fruit; substitute currants or dried cranberries, soaked in hot water), sugar, saffron , diluted in 1 tbsp hot water, cumin seeds, toasted almond, for garnish, shelled pistachios, halved,for garnish, salt and pepper

cooked wild rice, cooked brown rice, cooked millet, cooked quinoa, cooked wheat berries, cooked barley, cooked dried kasha (buckwheat groats), cooked basmati rice, cooked beans , of choice, almonds or 1 cup nuts, of choice, dried fruit , of choice chopped if large, bell pepper , color of choice, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, scallions, chopped, cucumber, quartered & sliced, fresh herbs of choice, chopped