Garlic Rice

As a family of Allium, garlic is widely recognized for its health enhancing ability. If you search through the web, you will a lot health benefits articles about garlic. It is considered as a 'wonder drug' for preventing everything from the common cold and flu to the Plague.

Garlic is staple found in countless kitchens and recipes. It brings out the aroma of a dish and definitely an ingredient not to be missed.

Needless me to say more, today I am going recommend you a simple rice bursting with the flavour and aroma of garlic. Stay tuned and see below for it recipe.

GARLIC RICE. It is a simple and nice with few ingredients to prepare.

INGREDIENTS:

225g basmati rice
40g unsalted butter
4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely sliced
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp salt

PREPARATION:

1. Wash the uncooked rice at least three times in plenty of cold water to remove the milling starch. Soak in cold water for 30 minutes, then drain. Never lift the lid, either during cooking or for 10 minutes afterwards.
2. Melt the butter over a low heat and fry the garlic until lightly browned.
3. Add the rice, salt and turmeric. Stir and fry the rice for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add 475ml hot water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to very low and cover – don’t lift that lid to peek! Cook for 8-9 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and let it stand undisturbed for 10-12 minutes.
5. Fork the rice through and then transfer to a serving dish.

PREP/COOK INFORMATION:
Prep time: 35 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Serves: 4