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Lemon Basmati Rice
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"A delicious and easy side dish, goes great with fish!"
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Ingredients
30 m servings 194 calsOriginal recipe yields 4 servings
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- Heat the oil in a pot over medium heat. Cook the rice, ginger, and lemon zest together in the hot oil for about 1 minute; add the lemon juice and chicken broth. Bring the mixture to a boil; cover the pot and allow the mixture to simmer until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender, 18 to 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
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- Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 194 calories; 3 g fat; 40.3 g carbohydrates; 3.9 g protein; 0 mg cholesterol; 1 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
9/26/2010
This is the best rice recipe I have ever tasted! I made it exactly as stated in the recipe and I wouldn't change a thing!
Most helpful critical review
9/21/2011
Maybe our lemon was unusually large, but DH and I both thought there was way too much lemon in the rice.
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9/26/2010
This is the best rice recipe I have ever tasted! I made it exactly as stated in the recipe and I wouldn't change a thing!
9/25/2010
Excellent! Followed the recipe, using Low Sodium Chicken Stock and everyone loved it. The bright, fresh flavors of the ginger and lemon made this a perfect side to go with Baked Scallops. We wil...
1/7/2014
lemon rice is common in india particularly in south india. I know this dish as a vegetarian. Hi, dont add chicken or any non veggie into this also my suggestion is that basmati rice alone is n...
8/14/2010
I made this rice (exactly as suggested) as a side dish for lemon pork gyros and it was a hit! Even my two young kids ate every last piece.
4/7/2014
Delicious! I did not have fresh lemon so as another reviewer did, I used lemon juice (2 T.) and lemon pepper in place of the zest. Also used 1 T. ground ginger instead of fresh and then followed...
5/12/2013
Had this with lobster tail, and it complemented the flavour wonderfully. Will definitely be making this rice again.
8/11/2011
My whole family LOVED this rice! I had to tweak the recipe because we didn't have lemons (only lime), so I used lemon juice and lime zest. We also did not have basmati rice, so I used jasmine ...
9/21/2011
Maybe our lemon was unusually large, but DH and I both thought there was way too much lemon in the rice.