Dill is perhaps one of the most underused herbs, and it’s really not fair because this is an outstanding herb that can magically transform a drab recipe into a spectacular one, with its slightly bitter, slightly sweet and incredibly delicious flavor profile. In India, dill is eaten as a vegetable. Vegetable vendors who’d line the streets with their straw baskets would sell it under the Marathi name, shepu, and I have memories of my mom cooking it up into a tasty sabzi, or a vegetable side. Dill is also a nutritional star: it aids digestion, has anti-inflammatory benefits, lowers cholesterol, and prevents bone loss. It also helps cool the body, making it a perfect summer food. All that goodness packaged in those delicate, wispy, feathery leaves: OMG! In my kitchen, I often use dill to make pilafs like this one. Rice is the perfect vehicle for dill, because it soaks up all of that delicious flavor. For my easy 20-minute Dill Turmeric Pilaf with Pistachios, I need just seven main ingredients: rice, bay leaves, cardamom, onions, turmeric, pistachios, and dill. You can add in some vegetable stock for a deeper flavor, or use water for a cleaner taste. Check to get new recipe updates by email.
Serve this Dill Turmeric Pilaf with a spicy curry like Tofu Makhani, or eat it by itself, with a poppadum. Either way, it’s gorgeous.
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