Easy Pilau Rice

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 onions, thinely sliced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 3 cardamom pods, cracked
• 3 star anise
• 500 g basmati rice, rinsed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 50 g fresh coriander leaves

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large pan and cook half the onions over a fairly high heat for about 10 minutes until crisp and lightly brown.
• 2 drain on kitchen paper and set aside, leaving just a coating of oil still in the pan.
• 3 add the remaining onions to the pan with the cinnamon, cumin, cardamon and star anise and cook gently for 5 minutes orso until the onions are golden.
• 4 add the rice, cook for 1 minute and then add 1 ltr of water and the salt.
• 5 bring to the boil, cover and cook over a low heat for 12 minutes until the grains are tender and water has been absorbed.
• 6 remove from the heat and leave to stand, covered, for 5 minutes, then transfer to a serving dish and scatter over the fried onions and corriander leaves; serve warm.