Special Pilau Rice

George Hart
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!).

Special Pilau Rice

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
  1. 8 ozbasmati rice
  2. 2vegetable stock cubes
  3. 16 fl ozboiling water (for the vegetable stock cubes)
  4. 3 pinchescloves
  5. 6cardamom pods
  6. 1/2 tspturmeric
  7. 1/2 tspground cinnamon
  8. Few strands of saffron
  9. 1-2large cloves garlic
  10. 1 tbspolive oil

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Dice up the onions and garlic cloves.

  2. 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. 3

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

  4. 4

    Add rice (rinsed) and stir in.

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

    Fluff rice with fork and remove cardamom pods before serving.

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