Special Pilau Rice

Name: Special Pilau Rice
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 8 oz basmati rice; 2 vegetable stock cubes; 16 fl oz boiling water (for the vegetable stock cubes); 3 pinches cloves; 6 cardamom pods; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; Few strands of saffron; 1-2 large cloves garlic; 1 tbsp olive oil

George Hart @georgehart

This rice is a family favourite passed down from my Grandmother to my Mum and on to us children. It’s a fantastic recipe to accompany any dish (and smells amazing, too!).

George Hart @georgehart

This rice is a family favourite passed down from my Grandmother to my Mum and on to us children. It’s a fantastic recipe to accompany any dish (and smells amazing, too!).

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Ingredients

4 people

8 ozbasmati rice
2vegetable stock cubes
16 fl ozboiling water (for the vegetable stock cubes)
3 pinchescloves
6cardamom pods
1/2 tspturmeric
1/2 tspground cinnamon
Few strands of saffron
1-2large cloves garlic
1 tbspolive oil

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Steps

1

Dice up the onions and garlic cloves.
2

Heat up pan with olive oil. Add onions on low heat and cook until soft, not brown, stirring regularly. Add garlic and cook for 5 minutes.
3

Add in all the spices and fry for 2 minutes, while stirring.
4

Add rice (rinsed) and stir in.
5

Add stock and boiling water mixture and bring to a boil. Then reduce and simmer uncovered for 7 minutes.
6

Transfer to ovenproof dish if you need to. Cover with lid and place in the oven at 100 C for 20 minutes.
7

Fluff rice with fork and remove cardamom pods before serving.