Sri Lankan•gourmet
Spiced Rice Pilaff
With cardamom and cloves, this spiced rice pilaf will have your house smelling wonderful. It is a versatile dish that can dress up your weeknight table as easily as it can a fancy weeknight dinner.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
8
- 1+1/2 cup basmati rice
- 4 clove garlic chopped finely
- 1 chopped onion
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 6-7 curry leaves
- 2 cup vegetable stock
- 1 cup water
- a pinch saffron
- 2 tsp cardamom pods
- 1 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- salt and pepper to taste
- TO GARNISH - red pepper (peas and toasted black sesame seeds)
Instructions
- 1
Heat up the cup of water and drop the saffron into it
- 2
Add the olive oil to a pan and saute the onion and garlic till onion is translucent
- 3
Add the rice and chicken stock and saffron steeped water and bring to a boil
- 4
Add the cardamom, cloves, curry leaves, cumin and lower heat and simmer covered for 15-18 minutes till rice is done and stock has been absorbed
- 5
Garnish with black sesame seeds, cooked peas and red pepper
- 6
Enjoy