Spiced Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked rice
2 cups salt water, boiling
1 piece fresh ginger, 1-inch long, peeled
1/4 cup seedless raisin
1/4 cup currants
2 ounces dried apricots, chopped
pepper
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
2 teaspoons shallots, minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon coriander
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted

Preparation

Cook rice with peeled ginger, in boiling salted water until done, about 25 minutes. While rice is cooking, soak the raisins, currants and chopped apricots in hot water to cover, then drain when plump.
When rice is ready, remove ginger and place rice in a warm serving casserole. To the rice in the casserole, add pepper, nutmeg, shallots, lemon juice, coriander, and olive oil. Gently fold in the plumped raisins, currants and apricots. Keep warm until ready to serve. Just before serving, sprinkle with pine nuts.