Spiced Basmati Pilaf with Garden Peas - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
This flavorful pilaf features an aromatic broth laced with sautéed onion, cardamom pods, cinnamon, and whole cloves. The spices are cooked along with the pilaf (they aren't meant to be eaten), but you can put them in cheesecloth as well.
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked basmati rice
- 2 cups cold water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 8 cardamom pods
- 6 whole cloves
- 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup frozen green peas
Instructions
- Wash the rice in 3 changes of hot water; drain. Combine rice and 2 cups cold water in a bowl; let stand 30 minutes.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, rice, and salt, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and cook 5 minutes or until liquid is nearly absorbed. Fold in peas. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook 8 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Remove and discard cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).
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