---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
 
      Title: Spiced Rice Pilaf
 Categories: Diabetic, Rice, Pilafs
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      1 c  Brown basmati rice
      1 tb Vegetable oil
      1 sm Onion; chopped
      1 cl Garlic; minced
      4    Whole cloves
    1/8 ts Salt
      2 c  Chicken broth broth
      1    Cinnamon stick
      1 ts Vegetable oil
      1 tb Raisins
      1 tb Almonds;
           - blanched, slivered -OR-
      1 tb Pine nuts
 
  Soak rice 2 hours to shorten cooking time. Rinse and drain. In a
  large non-stick saucepan, heat 1 tb oil and saute onion and garlic
  until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cloves and cook 1 minute. Add
  rice and stir to coat. Add salt, broth, and the cinnamon stick.
  Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 to 25 minutes,
  until liquid is absorbed. Discard cinnamon stick. Heat 1 ts oil;
  add raisins and almonds and warm. Mix with rice and serve.

  Exchanges: 2 Starch/bread + 1 Fat

  Per serving: Cal: 176; Cho: O mg; Car: 31 g; Pro: 3 g; Sod: 41 mg;
  Fat: 5 g
  
  Source: Light & Easy Diabetes Cusine by Betty Marks

  Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal-Master
 
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