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Ingredients

1 ½ cups chicken stock 1 tablespoon vegetable oil ¼ cup finely diced onion 1 bay leaf 1 cup uncooked basmati rice salt to taste 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Nutrition Info

244.3 calories carbohydrate: 40.4 g cholesterol: 7.9 mg fat: 6.9 g fiber: 0.8 g protein: 4.1 g saturatedFat: 2.5 g servingSize: - sodium: 279.4 mg sugar: 0.6 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Heat chicken stock in a saucepan until boiling, keep hot until ready to use.
Heat vegetable oil in a 2 quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and bay leaf in the hot oil until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
Stir basmati rice into onion mixture until rice is coated with oil.
Pour hot chicken stock into the rice mixture. Season with salt, stir.
Bring rice mixture to a boil, cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Continue simmering until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
Remove saucepan from heat and discard bay leaf. Add butter and fluff the rice with a fork.

4 servings

Wonderful flavor and textured rice dish.