Spiced Pilau Rice

This fragrant this is lovely to serve with curries and spiced dishes.

Ingredients

Serves: 4

  • 250ml (one cup) of long grained white rice (generally basmati)
  • 550ml of boiling water from kettle
  • 1 Tsp groundnut oil
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 2.5cm cinnamon stick
  • 3/4 tsp cumin seeds, crushed
  • 2 cardamom pods, crushed
  • 1 dsp ground turmeric
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt

Method

  1. heat oil in thick-based saucepan and soften onion for three mins
  2. Stir in all the spices, bay leaf and salt for one minute
  3. Stir in the rice until well coated
  4. Pour in boiling water and stir once
  5. Put a snug lid on and simmer gently for 15 mins or until rice is tender
  6. Tip into serving dish and remove cinnamon stick, bay leaf and cardamom pods
  7. Fluff with a fork and serve (cover with a tea-towel to keep warm if longer than 5 mins)

Labels: rice

Inserted: 2010-04-27 09:35 (1 year, 9 months ago)

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