Basmati Butter Pilau (Pilaf) Rice
Pilau or Pilaf rice is so much more delicious than plain steamed or boiled rice. I used basmati rice flavoured with butter and spiced with cinnamon stick, star anise, cardamoms, cloves, garlic and bay leaves. It is a perfect accompaniment to any curry dishes. Stirring the rice briefly in butter over medium-low heat is the key to getting separate grains of rice and a subtle fragrant buttery flavour.
To learn how to make this flavourful rice, please click on the image below to view my video tutorial.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/wSGUtpA8vgs
Basmati Butter Pilau (Pilaf) Rice
Ingredients
- 40 g butter
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 Tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anise
- 6 cardamom pods
- 5 cloves
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 cups basmati rice washed and soaked
- 4 ½ cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp concentrated chicken stock or 1 chicken cube
Instructions
- Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 minutes.
- Melt butter in a hot frying pan.
- Add diced onions and stir fry until lightly browned.
- Add chopped garlic, cinnamon stick, star anise, cardamom pods, cloves and bay leaves.
- Fry spices until fragrant.
- Drain the soaked basmati rice and add to the pan.
- Stir the rice together with the spices briefly.
- Pour the rice into a rice cooker and add water, salt and concentrated chicken stock.
- Mix thoroughly before closing the rice cooker lid.
- Set to “Normal Rice” mode and cook the rice as per normal.
- When the rice is fully cooked, fluff up the rice before serving with your favourite curry dish, like Beef/Chicken Rendang or Mutton Curry which will be featured in my next video.
Notes
You could add raisins and cashew nuts.
