Simple Spiced Rice

Name: Simple Spiced Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters uncooked basmati rice; 1 large bay leaf; 2 Tbsps butter; 2 whole cinnamon sticks; 1 small onion, chopped; 2 teaspoons salt; 946 milliliters water

Simple Spiced Rice is a gluten free and vegetarian side dish. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 202 calories. If you have water, salt, cinnamon sticks, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir the basmati rice and onion until the rice kernels are coated with butter and the onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. The rice will give off a slightly toasted fragrance.

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Basmati Rice

Butter

Onion

Rice

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Sauce Pan

Pour in water, and mix in salt, cinnamon sticks and bay leaf.

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Cinnamon Stick

Bay Leaves

Water

Salt

Bring the mixture to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover the saucepan, and simmer the rice until all the water has disappeared and the rice appears dry, about 18 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.

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Water

Rice

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Sauce Pan