📋 Easy Cheats Pilau Rice
Easy cheats pilau rice. Ready in 20 minutes. A quick and delicious recipe to enjoy fragrant pilau rice without all the hassle!
Servings 4
Calories 155kcal
Ingredients
- 150 g basmati rice
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 small onion finely diced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 300 ml hot vegetable stock
Instructions
- Rinse the rice under some cold water and allow to drain completely.
- Gently heat the oil in a medium sized saucepan and sauté the onion until softened. About 2 minutes.
- Stir in the salt, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, cloves and ground turmeric. Cook stirring for about 1 minute.
- Stir in the rice combining it into the onion and spice mixture.
- Pour over the stock, bring to the boil and place a lid on the pan. Cook for about 6-10 minutes, stirring and checking rice doesn’t stick to bottom of the pan, until all the liquid is absorbed. Add more boiling water if required. Remove cinnamon stick, bay leaf and cloves.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and fluff up with a fork before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 447mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 164IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg