Basmati Rice, Pilaf-Style

Name: Basmati Rice, Pilaf-Style
Cuisine: Asia, Indian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, canola oil, vegetable oil, or corn oil; 3 inch piece, cinnamon stick, halved; 2 , green cardamom pods; 1/4 cup, thinly sliced onion; 2 , whole cloves; 1 cup, basmati rice; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1 1/2 cups, water

Side Dishes
Asia
Indian
Pasta, Grains, Rice & Beans
Rice
Vegetarian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 1997, America's Test Kitchen TV

Cook without soaking or rinsing, and use the pilaf method.

SERVES 4 as a side dish

TIME 50 minutes

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