Name: Basmati pilaff
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500g basmati rice; 100g butter; 1large onion finely chopped; 1large sprig fresh thyme; 2 bay leaves; 2 cinnamon sticks; 8 cardamom pods split open; 3 cloves; 4-6 thinly pared strips lemon zest; 1l boiling chicken stock or water

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Basmati pilaff

Basmati pilaff

Gordon Ramsay

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Serves 8

Easy

Total time: 1 hr

Ready in about an hour

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Gordon Ramsay brings you an oven-baked rice pilaff, perfect for making ahead and to serve with his Stir fry of duck

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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500g basmati rice
100g butter
1large onion

finely chopped
1large sprig fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
2 cinnamon sticks
8 cardamom pods

split open
3 cloves
4-6 thinly pared strips lemon zest
1l boiling chicken stock

or water

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal313
fat11g
saturates7g
carbs52g
sugars0g
fibre0g
protein6g
salt0.65g

low

Method

step 1

Preheat the oven to fan 160C/conventional 180C/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 butter in the casserole and sauté the onion for about 5 minutes. Add the rice, stir well, then add the herbs, whole spices and lemon zest and cook for a minute. Now pour in the boiling stock or water and mix into the rice, along with 1½ tsp 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.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2003

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