Thai Fragrant Rice

II Thai Fragrant Rice II

Contributed by : Annu Gulati

(A lovely, soft, fluffy rice dish, perfumed with fresh lemon grass.)

Servers - 4

Ingredients:

1 piece of lemon grass
2 limes
1 cup brown basmati rice
1 inch piece of ginger, chopped
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
3 cups vegetable stock
1tbsp olive oil
1 onion chopped
4 tbsp fresh chopped coriander and lime wedges, to serve

Preparation:

Finely chop the lemon grass.
2) Remove the zest (skin) from the limes using zester or fine grater.
3) Rinse the rice in plenty of cold water until the water runs clear. Drain through a sieve.
Heat the oil in a large pan and add the onion, spices, lemon grass and lime zest and cook gently for 2-3 minutes/
Add the rice and cook for another minute, then add stock and bring to boil. Reduce the heat to a very low and cover the pan. Cook gently for 30 minutes then check the rice. If it is still crunchy, cover the pan again and leave for further 3-5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Stir in the fresh coriander, fluff up the grains, cover and leave for 10 minutes. Serve with lime wedges.