"This sweetly perfumed rice pilaf is ideal with a good curry or with baked fish...."
INGREDIENTS
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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1 Spanish or mild onion, chopped
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1½ cups basmati rice
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1 cinnamon stick
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3 star anise
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Pared zest of 1 lemon and 1 orange
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2¼ cups hot water
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½ cup roughly chopped, toasted almonds and pistachios
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Large handful of mixed fresh herbs, such as flat-leaf parsley, cilantro, mint, chervil, and chives, leaves chopped