Thursday, November 7, 2024

Aromatic (Brown) Jasmine Rice Almandine

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https://images.deepai.org/art-image/88bea6d4ef5243329592e39afaf195e5/bowl-of-brown-jasmine-rice-with-slivered-almonds.jpgThis is a simple jasmine rice recipe that makes a delicious tasty side dish that will elevate your rice eating experience. 

I was shopping at Trader Joe's the other day, and I picked up a bag of Brown Jasmine Rice. 

Jasmine rice is a long-grain variety of fragrant rice that originates from Thailand. It’s known for its distinct, pleasant aroma, which is often described as a sweet, floral scent reminiscent of jasmine flowers (hence the name). 

There are both white and brown varieties of jasmine rice, with white jasmine rice being the most common. Brown jasmine rice is less processed and retains its bran, giving it a chewier texture and higher nutritional value compared to white jasmine rice.


Jasmine rice is kind of exotic tasting, so I wanted to cook it differently than the plain method that I normally use to make white rice. 


I Made a Mistake, But My Mistake Worked Out Great!!!
I created this tasty recipe by mistake. 
I intended to add a little cumin to my rice, but instead I picked up the cinnamon (which looks the same) and started to shake it in before I realized it wasn't the cumin. Yikes!!!! 

***I was just informed by one of my readers that Badia Cinnamon was recalled for 
containing high amounts of lead... I had no idea but I looked it up and it was true. I will stop using it. 

I quickly attempted to remove the patch of cinnamon that I had shook into the skillet. I was successful trying to wash most of it off, but of course some of the cinnamon flavor still clung to the rice.



What To Do???
I had a decision to make!- Should I dump everything from the skillet and start over, or just continue cooking despite the cinnamon still mingling with the rice? 

Since I did not want to discard all the ingredients that were already in the skillet,  I thought, "How bad can it be with a little cinnamon?" 


Cinnamon in Rice? 
It was actually delicious added to this fragrant type of rice. The cinnamon kind of added that je ne sais quoi to the recipe. 

We enjoy rice as a side dish or added to soup. Rice was a staple growing up in my husband's Middle Eastern home. He still enjoys eating rice about 3-4 times a week.

Rice is a staple all over the world. This recipe is a simple way to enjoy an aromatic rice. 

What do you eat as a side dish? Are you a fan of rice? 


Ingredients: 
1 cup of diced yellow onion
4 cloves of fresh garlic, sliced
1/8 of a teaspoon of ground turmeric
A pinch of cinnamon mixed into 1/4 cup of water
1/8 teaspoon salt and cracked pepper
1. 5 cups of brown Jasmine rice, washed and cleaned
3 and 1/4 cups of water. 
 1/4 cup of slivered almonds

Directions: 
In a wide rimmed large skillet, add the onion, garlic, and slivered almonds, and 1/4 cup of water for sautéing.  Sauté for about 5 minutes. Add the rice, 3 and 1/4 cups of water, cinnamon and water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cook on low COVERED until all liquid is absorbed (about 15-20 minutes) but check frequently. 

My Notes: 
I was out of slivered almonds, so I blanched and halved whole almonds. Thanksgiving is coming up. Check out my recipes for 


27 comments:

  1. We eat rice frequently. A few years ago we started to use Basmati rice and now rarely reach for anything else. We did use Jasmine rice in the past, and I can think of a few dishes we do where it might be better. Maybe time to give it a try again.

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  2. This looks really nice! I haven't used jasmine in awhile but am trying to use brown rice more these days. The almonds sound good. Saving this one!

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  3. Jasmine rice sounds rather nice. We don't eat as much rice as we used to - in fact, we haven't had any for several months, but this would be nice to try.

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    1. As I said, rice is a staple in our house.

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  4. I cooked Jasmine rice this week. Cinnamon would have been a nice addition. Sometimes accidents are good!

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  5. I like the idea of adding almonds to the rice!

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  6. Don't you just love it when you do something by accident and it turns out delicious? I like Jasmine rice but I think Basmati is my favorite. Hope you're enjoying Florida!!

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    1. yes, funny how things work out.

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  7. Thank you so much for the recipe! I'm glad your mistake turned into a happy accident! I was doing some upholstery cleaning in Evanston in the living room adjacent to the kitchen for an older gal this morning and she was cooking basmati rice with cinnamon! I prefer jasmine so I searched it up and found you! Thanks again, I can't wait to try it out!

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  8. The rice with almonds look really nice.

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  9. I think cinnamon is such a good savoury spice and your rice sounds like a great side dish.
    Tandy | Lavender and Lime https://tandysinclair.com

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    1. I only like it in very minute amounts in rice.

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  10. I love happy little accidents like this! I never would have though to add cinnamon to rice, but I bet it added a fun touch to the jasmine rice! I'm glad you rolled with it instead of trashing the entire dish.

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    1. I couldn't bear to discard all those ingredients and my time.

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  11. how interesting that this recipe came about by way of a mistake. The recipe that I’ll be posting on Monday on my blog came about the same way. This actually sounds very good. I love the addition of the almonds. I recently bought a bag of jasmine rice, so this is definitely going to go into my rotation. Do you know anything about purple riceberry rice? I’ve been reading a lot about that lately.

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  12. I think you hit on something good! I have a (Taste of Home ) Greek recipe for lasagna (somewhere in my old magazines) that uses cinnamon. Also, that brand of cinnamon is recalled due to lead, you might want to search for that. andrea

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    1. YIKES! I had no idea about he lead in Badia spices.. THANK YOU for alerting me and I'll alert my readers too. so important...

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  13. I'm not a big fan of rice, but I would love this because of the almonds! That's a happy accident. about the cinnamon!
    Jenna

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  14. we enjoy both basmati and jasmine and rarely eat any other kind. my home chef meals introduced us to this rices, it is all they provide with their meals. you shared some interesting thanksgiving sides, my family goes for those tried and trues. we all bring the same thing and i think we eat what the pilgrims ate!! hehehehe

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  15. I love jasmine rice! It's cool that your happy accident with the cinnamon made it even tastier. 🤎🤎🤎

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  16. Some best recipes/ ideas are born by accident! But indeed there's nothing that you should have been worried about - cinnamon is used quite often in savoury rice dishes. Just a tach of warming and subtly sweet note! Delicious rice!

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