Basmati Pilaf

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 500 g basmati rice
• 100 g butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 8 cardamom pods
• 3 cloves
• 4 -6 slices lemons, zest of
• 1 liter boiling chicken stock or 1 liter water
• salt and pepper, to taste.

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 160 c in a fan oven of 180 c (about 350 f) in conventional oven.
• 2 rinse the rice well in water, then drain.
• 3 melt two thirds of the butter in a saucepan.
• 4 saute the onion in the butter for about five minutes, then add the rice, herbs, spices and lemon zest.
• 5 cook for another minute.
• 6 add the stock or water along with some salt and pepper, to taste.
• 7 put the whole mixture in an oven-proof casserole dish, cover and bake for 25 minutes.
• 8 leave to stand for five minutes, then remove the lid and fluff with a fork, mixing in the remaining butter.