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# :rice: Basmati Pilaf

![Basmati Pilaf](../assets/images/basmati-pilaf.jpg){ loading=lazy }

| :fork_and_knife_with_plate: Serves | :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:----------------------------------:|:-----------------------: |
| 8 | 36 minutes |

## :salt: Ingredients

- :butter: 100 g unsalted butter
- :onion: 1 large onion
- :rice: 500 g basmati rice
- :herb: 1 sprig thyme
- :fallen_leaf: 2 bay leaves
- :custard: 2 cinnamon sticks
- :olive: 8 cardamom pods
- :four_leaf_clover: 3 cloves
- :lemon: 6 strips lemon zest
- :stew: 1 qt vegetable stock or water
- :salt: 1.5 tsp sea salt
- :salt: some ground black pepper

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 medium casserole
- 1 large bowl

## :pencil: Instructions

### Step 1

Preheat the oven to fan 160°C / conventional 180°C (350°F) / gas 4. You will need a medium casserole with a lid.
Rinse the rice well in a large bowl of water, then drain.

### Step 2

Melt two-thirds of the unsalted butter in the casserole and sauté the onion for about 5 minutes. Add the basmati rice,
stir well, then add the thyme, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, cloves, and lemon zest and cook for 1 minute.
Now pour in the boiling vegetable stock or water and mix into the rice, along with sea salt and ground black pepper to
taste.

### Step 3

Cover and bake for 25 minutes. Leave to stand for 5 minutes, then remove the lid and fork through the remaining butter
until the rice is fluffy and separated.

## :link: Source

- <https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/basmati-pilaff>