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A mixture of fresh mushrooms combines well with rice and garlic chives to make a tasty accompaniment to vegetarian dishes, fish or chicken.

Ingredients:

1 – finely chopped small onion, 2 – seeded and roughly chopped green chilies, 25g – roughly chopped garlic chives, 15g – fresh coriander sprigs, 250g – wiped clean and  thickly sliced mushrooms, 50g – olive oil until golden brown, 350g – long grain rice, 60ml – groundnut oil, 600ml – vegetable or mushroom stock, salt and ground black pepper to taste.

Preparation Method:

1. Wash and drain the rice in a sieve. Heat half the oil in a pan and cook the onion and chilies over a gentle heat, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes until soft.
2. Set half the garlic chives aside. Cut the stalks off the coriander and set the leaves aside. Puree the remaining chives and the coriander stalks with the stock in a food processor or blender.
3. Add the rice to the onions and fry gently for 4 minutes. Pour in the stock mixture, then season to taste. Bring to the boil, then stir and reduce the heat to very low. Cover and cook for 15 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed all the liquid.
4. Remove from the heat and lay a clean dish towel over the pan, under the lid, and press on the lid to wedge it firmly in place. Leave to stand for a further 1o minutes.
5. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil and cook the mushrooms for 5 minutes, then add the remaining garlic chives and cook for another 12 minutes. Stir the mushroom mixture and coriander leaves into the rice. Adjust the seasoning to taste, then transfer to a warmed serving dish. Serve immediately , scattered with the fried cashew nuts.