Rachael Ray's Special Rice

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed, 1/3 handful
• 1/4 cup golden raisin, 2 handfuls
• 2 tablespoons currants, 1 handful
• 1 teaspoon lemons (from about 1/2 of the fruit) or 1 teaspoon orange zest (from about 1/2 of the fruit)
• 1 1/2 cups enriched rice
• 2 blades fresh chives, chopped
• 1 (3 ounce) bag sliced almonds, lightly toasted or 3 ounces smoked almonds

Recipe

• 1 bring water to a boil in a covered saucepan. add butter, cumin, raisins, currants, zest, and rice. stir the rice and return to a rolling boil. cover and reduce heat to low. cook 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 2 remove from heat and add chives. fluff rice with fork and transfer to a serving dish. cover rice liberally with toasted sliced almonds or smoked almonds.