Name: Easy pilau rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 300g basmati rice -; 30g butter or 2 tbsp sunflower oil -; 1 large onion, chopped -; 1 cinnamon stick -; 1 tsp cumin seeds -; 6 cardamom pods, bashed -; 4 cloves -; 2 bay leaves -; ½ tsp ground coriander -; ½ tsp ground turmeric -; 500ml vegetable stock or water -

Ingredients for - Easy pilau rice

1. 300g basmati rice

2. 30g butter or 2 tbsp sunflower oil

3. 1 large onion, chopped

4. 1 cinnamon stick

5. 1 tsp cumin seeds

6. 6 cardamom pods, bashed

7. 4 cloves

8. 2 bay leaves

9. ½ tsp ground coriander

10. ½ tsp ground turmeric

11. 500ml vegetable stock or water

How to cook deliciously - Easy pilau rice

1 . Stage

If you have time, tip the rice into a large bowl and soak in cold water for 30 mins. Rinse in cold running water, then drain well, rinse and drain again. Repeat until the water is only slightly cloudy, then leave the rice in a sieve set over the sink to drain completely.

2 . Stage

Heat the butter or oil in a lidded pan over a medium heat and gently fry the onion with a large pinch of salt, stirring occasionally for 10 mins until soft and golden. Stir in the whole spices and the bay and cook for 2 mins more. Add the ground coriander and turmeric, and cook for 1 min more. Gently stir in the drained rice to coat it in the onion mixture, then pour over the stock or water and stir well.

3 . Stage

Cover the pan with the lid and turn up the heat. Once hot, remove the lid, stir the rice, cover again and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 2 mins, then turn the heat off completely and leave to stand for 10 mins without removing the lid. Uncover, stir well, then cover again and leave to stand for a final 5 mins. Fluff up with a fork before serving.