Indian Restaurant Style Pilau Rice

Indian restaurant-style pilau rice, with a mild aromatic flavour, only takes 5 minutes longer to make than regular boiled rice. Pep up that homemade curry with this easy recipe for vibrant yellow pilau rice.

Ingredients:
1 tsp vegetable oil
2 tsp unsalted butter
1 small onion - peeled and finely diced
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
6 cardamom pods
6 cloves
2 tsp turmeric
2 bay leaves
300 g Basmati or long grain rice
600 ml boiling water

Method:
1. Heat the oil and butter in a pan until the butter melts. Add the onion and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes until softened.

2. Add in the cumin seeds, cardamom pods, cloves, turmeric and bay leaves.

3. Heat through, whilst stirring for a further minute.

4. Add the rice and stir to coat in the spices.

5. Add the boiling water, stir once and bring back to the boil, then place a lid on the pan and turn the heat down to very low (I use the lowest heat if cooking on gas, or setting 5 (of 10) for induction). Cook for 20 minutes.

6. Once cooked, turn the heat off. Leave the lid for a few minutes, then remove the lid, fluff the rice using a fork and serve. You can discard the cardamom and bay leaves.

Tip: If you don’t remove the lid after cooking, the rice should retain its heat for 20-30 minutes.

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[baliksupper]

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[tinac]

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[kenstanway]

Basmati rice should always be thoroughly washed 4 or 5 times to remove starch and then soaked for at least 30 minutes, to slightly soften the grains, before cooking.

[thomascondon]

We lived in Karachi and the only trouble I have as a foodie is replicating the wonderful Indian food without a LOT of time standing at the counter putting ingredients together. This is a quick and easy solution for the oft overlooked mistaken as a side dish. Thank you!

[LindonHicks-jz]

❤❤that what I'm cooking for my family dinner this evening , thanks

[howardvarney]

Thanks for this recipe! I made this rice recently along with a homemade beef curry, and it was delicious. My mother- and father-in-law had it as well; they said it was so good that they didn't need any other sundries to accompany it!

[stevecrawford]

Do you not wash your rice before cooking?

[ceeceejay]

did you wash the rice or did i miss that?

[abumusabaljazairi]

Hi
I like ur method is very easy but when I can add salt coz I didn’t see any salt add in ?

[mrdeafa]

Made it to go with a moghlai chicken curry and it was top drawer. Only difference was I added some fennel seeds for an extra dimension.Thank you for uploading.

[lyndseyb]

I've made this a few times now. It's really good, thankyou 👍🙂

[meldahspeight]

Lke her recipes she gets straight to it not irrelevant chat.

[timk]

I always cook it for 10 then take it off the heat with the lid still on to steam and absorb water for another 10. Always perfect.

[denlonsdale]

If I may be so bold as to add one comment Nicky. You should wash the rice, then soak the in cold water for about 20 minutes, Then drain it before adding to the pan.

[elizabethf]

I just made this for dinner and it was amazing, thank you!

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[ginnyg]

So easy to cook . Thanks for sharing . 🤤

[elizabethmclean]

I would like to make this rice but to make a batch of it. Do you have a recipe for maybe six good portions?

[thomasbuxton]

Should the rice be washed before adding?

[brianjones]

Will be trying this method but I'm a bit confused, I've always been told to was the rice but you seem to add it straight from the packet xx.