Name: Easy Pilau Rice
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 2 serving(s)
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

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Mmm delicious yellow rice. Don't forget to pick out the cloves and cardamom pods as you eat! Serve with Recipe #37989 (it won't be low fat any more if you serve it with this lovely buttery rice!)

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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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"Mmm delicious yellow rice. Don't forget to pick out the cloves and cardamom pods as you eat! Serve with Recipe #37989 (it won't be low fat any more if you serve it with this lovely buttery rice!)"

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review by cropperiain1

1/12/2018

Made this a few times now. Just follow the instructions and it comes out great every time.

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review by L W.2280

9/22/2017

I made this tonight with a homemade chicken tikka masala... Not healthy lol but the rice was absolutely lovely and fragrant I added about three quarters of a cup more of water and it was lovely... Will definitely make this again this will be one of my favorites P.s. I added a bit more salt

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review by pollygillespie

1/23/2017

Didnt have any cardamom pods but still worked very well. I found the quantity of water fine. It was however a little salty for my taste, think I will just used half a tsp next time. Very easy and will definitely use again.

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tweak by pollygillespie

1/23/2017

Less salt

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review by Phil S.

1/14/2017

It's an excellent recipe, though I would have thought mentioning to rinse the rice first was imperative otherwise you're going to taste that awful rice starch.

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