Ghee Rice Recipe ( Dun Thel Bath)

Ghee Rice Recipe
Ingredients :
2 cups 2 1/2 tablespoons 1 4 6 1 3 1/2 cups 2 1/2 teaspoon	Bismati or other long grain rice Ghee Large onion, finely sliced Whole cloves Cardamom pods, bruised Cinnamon stick Chicken or mutton stock Salt
Method : Wash rice well and drain for at least 30 minutes. Heat ghee in a saucepan and fry onion until golden, add spices and drain rice. Fry, stirring with slotted metal spoon, for 5 minutes over a moderate heat. Add hot stock and salt and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to very low, cover pan tightly with lid and cook for 15 - 20 minutes without lifting lid. At end of cooking time, uncover and allow steam to escape for 5 minutes. Gentle fluff up rice with a fork, removing whole spices. When transferring rice to a serving dish, again use a slotted metal spoon to avoid crushing grains of rice. Serve hot, accompanied by curries of meat and vegetables, pickles and sambols.