Spicy Rice

(Serves 4)

1 cup basmati rice
1 pot of yogurt
0.5 to 1 cup of milk
1 cm ginger
3 garlic
10 peeled almonds
10 raw cashew nuts
I stick of cinnamon
1 star anise
2 cardamoms
5 cloves
1 tablespoon butter
Salt to taste
1 sprig of mint leaves


1) Wash rice and drain.
2) Grind the peeled almonds and the cashew nuts to get a smooth paste.
3) Peel the garlic and ginger. Add a little water and grind to get a smooth paste.
4) Heat the butter in pot. Add in the stick of cinnamon, cardamom, start anise, cloves and garlic and ginger paste. Stir until fragrant.
5) Add the rice and stir for 1 minute.
6) Add yoghurt and milk together to get 1.75 to 2 cups of liquid mix.
7) Add liquid mix, salt, mint and almond and cashew nut paste with the rice.
8) Cover the pot and leave to cook for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

Personal Tips
This rice can also be cooked in an electric rice cooker. If you wish to cook with one, transfer all the ingredients into the electric rice cooker from step 7.
Serve hot with curries.