Easiest Way to Prepare Yummy Vickys Homemade Onion Pilau Rice, GF DF EF SF NF

Vickys Homemade Onion Pilau Rice, GF DF EF SF NF.

You can have Vickys Homemade Onion Pilau Rice, GF DF EF SF NF using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Vickys Homemade Onion Pilau Rice, GF DF EF SF NF

1. It's 1 tbsp of oil.
2. Prepare 1 tsp of cumin seeds.
3. It's 1 tsp of ground turmeric.
4. You need 5 of cardamom pods, cracked (just put a bit of pressure on them).
5. You need 1 of small cinnamon stick.
6. It's 1 of chopped onion.
7. You need 200 g (1 cup) of dry basmati / long grain rice.
8. It's 2 of bay leaves.
9. You need 480 ml (2 cups) of vegetable stock.

Vickys Homemade Onion Pilau Rice, GF DF EF SF NF step by step

1. Pour the oil into a pan and heat over medium - high.
2. Add the cumin seeds, turmeric, cardamom pods and cinnamon stick and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
3. Add the onion and fry a further minute, always stirring.
4. Add the rice and stir until well coated in the oil and spice mixture.
5. Now add the hot stock and bay leaves. Bring to the boil then turn down to the lowest heat setting and put a lid on the pan.
6. Let it simmer gently, covered for 25 minutes, undisturbed.
7. Then remove from the heat, fluff up with a fork then replace the pan lid and let the rice sit for 15 minutes.
8. Remove the cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom pods before serving.