Recipe Favorites: Georgette's Really Lemony Greek Pilafi

Greek Lemon Rice Pilafi(Updated and added to Recipe Favorites April 2009) I was thrilled when I learned to make Pilafi (Greek Lemon Rice) from my friend Georgette because it was one of many Greek dishes I'd always loved in restaurants. Georgette recommended Uncle Ben's Converted Rice to make this, and I was thrilled again when I learned that Uncle Ben's Converted Rice is a low-glycemic type of rice, even though it's white rice. Apparently the "converting" of the rice (parboiling) removes some of the starch and makes it slower to digest than regular white rice.

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