Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      cup           brown basmati rice
   1      tablespoon    vegetable oil
   1      small         onion -- chopped
   1      centiliter    garlic -- minced
   4                    whole         cloves
     1/8  teaspoon      salt
   2      cups          chicken broth broth
   1                    cinnamon stick
   1      teaspoon      vegetable oil
   1      tablespoon    raisins
   1      tablespoon    almonds -- blanched slivered
                        -- =or=-
   1      tablespoon    pine nuts

Preparation:

Soak rice 2 hours to shorten cooking time. Rinse and drain. In a large non-stick saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon, heat 1 tablespoon oil and saute onion and garlic until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cloves and cook 1 minute. Add rice and stir to coat. Add salt, broth and the cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 to 25 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Discard cinnamon stick. Heat 1 teaspoon oil; add raisins and almonds and warm. Mix with rice and serve.

Nutritional Information:

CAL: 176; CHO: O mg; CAR: 31g; PRO: 3g; SOD: 41mg; FAT: 5g;