Rice and Spice 100 Vegetarian One-Dish Dinners Made With the World's Most Versatile Grain

If you like to explore the foods of the world, then you like rice. The ancient Sanskrit word for rice translates as sustainer of the human race. Today the little grain plays just as big a role: More than half of the world's cuisines are shaped around rice. As sublime and elemental as a steaming bowl of plain rice might be, rice really comes alive in its more robust and complex uses. Of these there is a glorious abundance -- pilafs from the Mediterranean and Middle East, curries from India and the Caribbean, stir-fries from East Asia, risottos from Italy, and more. Robin Robertson shows how to cook to perfection every variety of rice, from simple white and hearty brown to fragrant basmati and elegant jasmine, and she reveals, in 100 splendid recipes, how spices, seasonings, and a wealth of tasty ingredients combine with rice for terrific one-dish dinners that are easy to make and a pleasure to eat. Dishes include: Coconut Cashew Rice; Indonesian Fried Rice; Rice with Lemon-Tahini Sauce; Persian Rice Pilaf; Vegetable Paella; Jambalaya; Risotto Primavera; Vegetable Etouffee; Thyme-Scented Mushroom-Rice Soup; Mediterranean Rice Salad; Carrot and Raisin Rice Salad; Almond-Apricot Rice Cake.Robertson, Robin is the author of 'Rice and Spice 100 Vegetarian One-Dish Dinners Made With the World's Most Versatile Grain', published 0012 under ISBN 9781558321601 and ISBN 1558321608.