Pilau rice

Name: Pilau rice
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 25g unsalted butter; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 1 cinnamon stick; 4 cardamom pods; 2 cloves; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 2 bay leaves; 240g basmati rice

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time35 mins
Easy
Serves 4

Ingredients

25g unsalted butter
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 cinnamon stick
4 cardamom pods
2 cloves
1 tsp ground turmeric
2 bay leaves
240g basmati rice

Method

STEP 1
Melt the butter in a pan over a medium heat and, once foaming, cook the onion, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves for 10 minutes until the onions have softened and are starting to caramelise. Tip in the turmeric and bay leaves, and mix briefly.
STEP 2
Rinse the rice thoroughly, then tip into the pan along with 480ml of cold water and a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil. Turn the heat to low, put on a lid and cook gently for 10-12 minutes.
STEP 3
Remove from the heat and leave to steam with the lid on for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve.