Indian Recipe ∞ Indian Curried Barley Pilaf

This is a delicious and savory curried barley dish. It is fabulous as a main dish, or as a side dish with fish or grilled chicken breast. It is quite simple to make and sure to impress!

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 ½ cups pearl barley
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• ¼ teaspoon curry powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅓ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 ½ cups chicken broth
• ¼ cup slivered almonds
• ¼ cup raisins

Cooking Directions

1. Melt butter in a large skillet placed over medium-high heat. Add the onion and barley; cook, stirring frequently, until the onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the allspice, turmeric, curry powder, salt, and black pepper. Pour in the chicken broth, and bring to a simmer.
2. Cover skillet with lid, and reduce heat to low; simmer until the barley is tender, about 30 to 40 minutes. Fluff the pilaf with a fork, and gently stir in the slivered almonds and raisins.

Nutrition Facts

• calories404.3
• carbohydrateContent72.5 g
• cholesterolContent20.3 mg
• fatContent11.1 g
• fiberContent9.7 g
• proteinContent6.6 g
• saturatedFatContent5.3 g
• sodiumContent257.3 mg
• sugarContent5.7 g