Simple Pilaf

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 250 g basmati rice
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 cloves
• 6 cardamom pods
• 1 tablespoon cumin seed
• 600 ml boiling chicken stock or 600 ml vegetable stock (you may use a stock cube)

Recipe

• 1 rinse the rice in cold water until it runs clear or soak it in water for 1 hour and drain.
• 2 heat the ghee over a medium-high heat in an oven proof saucepan, when it is hot add the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and cumin seeds and stir them for a few seconds until aromatic.
• 3 reduce the slightly and stir in the rice and cook it for 1 minute.
• 4 add the boiling stock to the pan and allow the rice to simmer for 3-5 minutes, then place the lid on the pan and place it in the preheated oven.
• 5 allow the rice to cook for a further 10 minutes-15 minutes.
• 6 the rice should be just tender and the stock should be absorbed.
• 7 remove the rice from the oven and loosen the rice by fluffing it up with a fork.
• 8 serve or keep warm until ready to serve.