Bangladesh+recipes

** Ingredients ** In 3 tbsp. cooking oil, fry 1 cup of paper thin sliced onion until golden brown. Carefully and quickly remove onions from the oil and drain on paper towel. Reserve onions for garnish. To the remaining oil add 1/8 cup fresh/frozen green peas, or 1/8 cup raisins and a few silvered almonds, if desired. Fry a minute and then add 3 cups of precooked rice and fry until rice begins to brown. Add 3 cups hot water, 1 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. ginger, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon and a sprinkling of cardamom, if desired. Bring to a boil, cover and remove from heat. Allow to stand for 5 minutes and then stir. Serve on a meat platter garnished with the onions. May also be garnished with slices of boiled egg, tomatoes, parsley, green pepper or any such thing to make it colorful.
 * POLAO ** (Carly Ichniowski, 5/22/10, Aniqa Hassan- friend)
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