This rice recipe is most flavorful. The emphasis is on the aroma equally balanced with the flavor.
Ingredients
vegetarian 2 servings
1 cup Rice
2 nos. Onion, small
4 nos. Cloves
2 nos. Cinnamon, sticks
2 nos. Black Cardamom
1 tsp Black Pepper, whole peppercorns
½ tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Sugar
1 pinch Nutmeg, powder
1 pinch Mace, powder
2 tbsps. Clarified Butter
½ cup Vegetable Oil
Salt to taste
For Garnishing:
Deep fried onions to taste
8 Fried cashews nuts
10 nos. Lightly fried Raisins
Directions
Clean, soak the rice in water for an hour and then drain the water.
Heat oil in fry pan and deep fry onions slices till golden brown and fry cashews too. Keep aside.
Heat oil and butter in a vessel, add bay leaves, black paper, clove, cinnamon and let it splutter.
Next add soaked rice and turmeric powder and fry a little longer in medium high heat about 4-5 minutes.
Add water(hot water is preferable), salt, sugar, nut-meg and mace powder and boil the rice on high flame for3-4 minutes and then cook over a low flame till water absorbed.
Once done remove from heat and garnish with fried onion slices, cashews nuts and raisins, serve hot.