Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 2 cardamom seeds, crushed
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 cups rice, basmati, wash well, drain
  • 6 cups water or vegetable stock
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • salt & peper

Directions

Sauté onions in oil until soft. Add cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cardomom seeds and bay leaves and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add rice and toss to coast with mixture. Add water and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Bring to boil, cover and reduce heat to low, cook for 15 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from heat and leave covered for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.



Keywords
Tagine, lamb, rice,
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