Indian-Style Basmati Rice

Name: Indian-Style Basmati Rice
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups, basmati rice; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon, cumin seeds; 3 , green cardamom pods, lightly crushed; 3 , whole cloves; 2¼ cups, water; 1 , cinnamon stick; 1 , bay leaf; 1 teaspoon, table salt

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2019

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Indian

Rice

Steeping warm spices in the cooking liquid infuses the grains in this pilaf with savory fragrance.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME50 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a basmati rice pilaf with distinct, separate grains, we first rinsed the rice to remove excess starch. We then used butter in place of traditional ghee to accentuate the rice's aromatic quality and give the dish a rich texture.

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