Spanish Rice

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   I like Mexican food, fajitas being my favorite.  The restaurant Si Senor next door to us does a fine fajitas .I am still perfecting the recipe for the fajita but in the mean time I want to share the Spanish Rice recipe.  The internet is gravid with recipes for this rice and mine is no different.  If you have never tried this dish before please give it a go because this is very tasty and the way I see it, most Indian curries will be a great accompaniment with this rice.      

 

The following recipe is mild feel free to tweak the spices to your liking.



Ingredients:
Rice - 2 cups (long grain)
Chicken Broth - 4 cups
Tomato Paste  - 2 Tbspn
Chili Powder   - 1 Tspn (you can avoid this if you don't want it spicy)
Garlic              - 4 pods
Onions            - 1 cup chopped (about 1 medium onion)
Cumin Powder - 1 Tspn
Anaheim Pepper - 1 (mild pepper) chopped (If you want to replace it with any other pepper of your choice its fine just make sure you know which one is hot and mild)
Oil - 2 Tbspn

Method:
1. Wash and drain long grain white rice
2. Saute onions and garlic, when garlic becomes aromatic add rice and fry for about 3 to 4 minutes or until th rice crackles
3. Add the tomato paste diluted in about 4 Tbspn of broth and the cumin powder. Mix in. .
4. Pour the remaining broth and bring to a boil.  Reduce flame and cook on very low flame until all the water is dry.
5. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve

Contributor: Sunitha