Island Rice

• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups water
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked basmati rice
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup chopped apple

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan; add celery, onion, and garlic, and saute until tender. Add 4 cups water and next 7 ingredients; bring to a boil. Stir in rice; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and let stand 10 minutes. Stir in pecans and apple.
2. Note: Basmati rice is a fine-textured long-grain rice. It can be found in Indian or Middle Eastern markets or the Indian or Middle Eastern departments of supermarkets.

butter, celery, onion, garlic, water, chicken bouillon cubes, raisins, brown sugar, curry powder, salt, ground cinnamon, pepper, basmati rice, pecans, apple

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/island-rice (may not work)