Ghee Rice...

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups basmati rice.
1 medium sized onion, sliced.
4 cloves.
2 inch long cinnamon stick.
3 cardamom.
1 star anise.
1 bay leaf.
4-5 tbsp ghee.
Salt to taste.
2 tbsp raisins and cashew nuts, (optional).

METHOD:

Clean and soak rice. Slice onions. Heat ghee. Fry onions till crisp and golden and remove. Fry all the dry ingredients on the left over ghee for a minute, add rice and fry. Add hot water in the proportion 1:2 (1 cup rice: 2 cups water), salt and cook. When the rice is cooked, garnish with fried onion and serve hot.

"ENJOY COOKING AND EATING"