Red Bell Peppers Filled With Curried Rice

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		September 1	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Short-grain rice, available
		at
		Oriental markets
		and some
		supermarkets
3		Red bell peppers, halved
		lengthwise
		and the seeds and
		ribs discarded
1/2	c	Sliced almonds
3	T	Unsalted butter
1 1/2	t	Curry powder
1/2	c	Raisins, chopped coarse
4		Scallions, chopped fine
		Cayenne to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

In a heavy saucepan combine the rice, 1 1/2 cups water, and salt to
taste, bring the water to a boil, and cook the rice, covered, over  low
heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the water is absorbed and the  rice
is tender. In a kettle of boiling salted water blanch the bell  pepper
halves for 4 minutes, plunge them into a bowl of ice and cold  water to
stop the cooking, and let them drain well on paper towels.  In a
skillet cook the almonds in the butter over moderate heat,  stirring
occasionally, until they begin to turn golden, add the curry  powder,
and cook the mixture, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the  raisins, the
scallions, and 1/2 cup water and cook the mixture,  stirring
occasionally, until the liquid is reduced to about 1/3 cup.  In a bowl
combine well the rice, the almond mixture, the cayenne, and  salt to
taste, divide the mixture among the bell pepper halves, and  serve the
bell peppers at room temperature.  Serves 6 as a side dish.  Gourmet
September 1990  Converted by MC_Buster.  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 983 Calories From Fat: 612 Total Fat: 71.4g Cholesterol: 91.6mg Sodium: 22.4mg Potassium: 1255.6mg Carbohydrates: 84.1g Fiber: 12.4g Sugar: 53.1g Protein: 18.4g