Simple Pilaf

Name: Simple Pilaf
Yield: Makes 2 Servings
Ingredients: 4 cups [960 ml] water; 1 cup [200 g] basmati rice; 3 or 4 whole cloves; 1 bay leaf, fresh or dried; 1 black cardamom pod; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 Tbsp Ghee; 2 green cardamom pods

Preparation info

Makes
2
Servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Season

By Nik Sharma

Published 2018

About

While you can eat this highly aromatic pilaf with almost anything, even a side of plain yogurt, it goes really well with the lamb chops or the Brussels sprouts.

Ingredients

1 cup [200 g] basmati rice
4 cups [960

Main course
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Pick through the rice for any stones or debris. Put the rice in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse under cool running water. Transfer to a medium bowl, cover with 2 cups [480 ml] of the water, and soak for 1 t