I had started posting my Mom’s recipes from what is now termed “Mom’s Golden Recipe Book.” It’s actually a notebook from her college days when she had taken home science classes at the age of 16. It’s fun because the terms are so outdated and lots of ingredients or steps are missing in recipes. Mom says the teacher worked too fast! Well here is one more of my favorites- fragrant pineapple rice. A bit sweet, but an aromatic, rich, and unusual rice dish for dinner. I like to caramelise my pineapple first for more flavour, and I personally love fruit in my savoury dishes! Ingredients: 150g ripe pineapple (about ½ cup) 2 ½ teaspoons sugar, divided ½ cup rice 1 cassia leaf 1…
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