Community Pick
Easy Pilau Rice
photo by cscomp
- Ready In:
- 17mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 1 ounce butter
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 green cardamom pods
- 4 cloves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups boiling water
directions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.
- Stir in the rice until it is coated in the butter.
- Add the spices and salt.
- Add the boiling water.
- Cover with a tight fitting lid, and simmer on the lowest heat for 15 minutes--do not stir in the meantime.
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Reviews
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Great recipe! The first time I have made pilau rice, and it was very quick and easy. I was cooking for 4 people, so doubled up the quantities, apart from the salt, and added some frozen peas with the spices. I cooked it in advance for just over 10 minutes, then finished off for a few minutes in the microwave when I was ready to serve. It was a great success and delicious, served with piri piri chicken, skinny fries and coleslaw salad. To fine tune our personal preferences, the next time I make it for 4 people I would use 1.5 oz of butter (unsalted) and just a little more salt.
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This rice is wonderfully aromatic, rightly spiced and simply delicious! I loved the taste of fennel seeds in particular in this. I used Maggi vegetable broth with onions as a substitute for water to cook the rice. Also, since I used broth, I omitted the salt. I stirred in 2 tbsps. of chopped fresh mint leaves while the rice was cooking. Once the rice was ready, I garnished it with 2 tbsps. of chopped fresh corriander leaves and 1 tbsp. of chopped fresh mint leaves. I served this rice with a green spinach curry and some yoghurt on the side. Went very well. The colour of this rice was a beautiful yellow. I will be making this rice often because it is so easy, tasty and goes well even on its own. Even my picky eater bro. loved it! Thanks for the recipe!!!
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LC69414
England
Hello all, i live in bolton, England, with my boyfriend Tony and our puppy Tilly (and a hamster, Domino, and a tankload of tropical fish!)I'm student, just finhed my 2nd year of an English degree. I like to read cookbooks and magazines for fun, i'd say cooking (and eating) are definitely my passions. My big passion is of course my little family :) i'm always dreaming of holidays, planning my 'dream' house with of course an enormous kitchen.
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