20 minute Fool Proof Plant Based Pilau Rice Recipe Made From Single Origin Spices!

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A pilau rice recipe that is easy to make and plant based made from single origin spices. Best served with our chai tea!

This is a wonderfully aromatic pilau rice recipe. It’s almost too good just to designate it as a “side” so let it take centre stage at the dinner table! It is also best served with our chai tea!

This recipe uses not one … but four of Ujamaa Spice single origin spices: ground turmeric, cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks & whole cloves 

If you’re looking for a speedy, fool-proof but incredibly tasty rice recipe then this is it!

I use a specific microwave “rice-pot” to make this but don’t worry if you don’t have one, simply use a microwave-safe bowl covered in cling film that has been pierced a few times

Serves 2-3

Ingredients: 

 * 1 tbspn vegetable oil

 * 70g white onion ( approx 1/2 an onion )

 * 6 Ujamaa Spice whole cloves 

 * 6 Ujamaa Spice cardamom pods

 * 1 Ujamaa Spice cinnamon stick

 * 1/2 tsp Ujamaa Spice ground turmeric 

 * 200g basmati rice

 * 1 vegetable stock cube

 * 450ml boiling water

Instructions:

  1. Chop the onion and add to a microwaveable rice pot along with the oil, cloves, cardamom pods, turmeric and cinnamon stick
  2. Microwave on full power for 1 minute then remove and stir before returning it to the microwave for another 1 minute
  3. dissolve the stock cube in the boiling water
  4. Add the stock and rice to the onions and spices and microwave on full power until the rice is cooked and the water has been absorbed – this will take approximately 12 minutes depending on the wattage of your microwave
  5. Serve immediately 

For more amazing plant based recipes, please follow me on instagram!

By @theplantbasedjournaller

love & spices,

Jawahir Al-Mauly

Founder & CEO of Ujamaa Spice

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