SPICE-INFUSED BASMATI RICE

By Kitchenbee

Martha Stewart Living/(?) – From Martha’s Kitchen
From Cooking with Eberhard Muller

Ingredients

• 1/2 fresh bay leaf
• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• 1 whole clove
• 1 cup basmati rice
• 2 cups water
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Bundle bay leaf, cinnamon, and clove in a small piece of cheesecloth; tie with kitchen twine to form a sachet. In a medium saucepan, combine rice and the water. Add sachet; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice has absorbed the water, about 20 minutes. Remove sachet; season with salt and pepper, and serve.