Jasmine Rice

Ingredients list for Jasmine Rice

• 1 1/2 cups Basmati rice
• 20-25 Jasmine flowers
• 2 tablespoons Oil
• 1 small Onion ,chopped
• 1/2 medium Yellow capsicum, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 medium Red capsicum, seeded and chopped
• to taste Salt
• 3-4 stalks Spring onion greens, chopped

Method

1. Soak rice in four cups of water for half an hour. Drain. Boil five cups of water with salt. Add soaked rice. After a while make a potli of jasmine flowers and add to the water for a short time.
2. When the rice is half done remove the potli, drain the water and keep the rice aside. Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onion and sauté.
3. Add chopped yellow and red capsicums and sauté. Add rice and stir gently. Add salt, spring onion greens, cover and cook till the rice is fully done but the grains remain separated. Serve hot.