Description
This is a savory Indian style rice dish flavored with whole spices and fried onions. Soaking the basmati rice before cooking makes all the difference. Serve with your favorite Indian curry or dal (lentils). Make sure you warn people not to bite into the whole spices!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups basmati rice
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 (2 inch) piece cinnamon stick
- 2 pods green cardamom
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 tablespoon cumin seed
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 2 ½ cups water
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Place rice into a bowl with enough water to cover. Set aside to soak for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile
- in the last 10 minutes of soaking
- heat oil in a large pot or saucepan over medium heat. Add cinnamon stick
- cardamom pods
- and cloves
- then stir in cumin seed. Cook and stir until fragrant and toasted
- about a minute
- then add onion to the pot. Saute onion until the color is a rich golden brown
- about 10 minutes.
- Drain water from rice
- and stir into the pot. Cook and stir rice until lightly toasted
- about 3 minutes. Add water and salt
- and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low.
- Simmer for about 15 minutes
- or until all the water has been absorbed. Let stand for 5 minutes
- then fluff with a fork before serving.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 6