Egyptian Spiced Rice

Egyptian spiced rice. 

2 cups of extra long basmati rice

1 cinnamon stick

6 cardamom pods

1g Iranian Negin saffron

1 onion shredded. 

1 laurel leaf

Fry the onion

Add in the rice cooker. Add the spices

Soak the rice for 15 minutes in cold water after rinsing it. 

Add the rice and twice the volume of water. 

Cook until dry

Remove the cinnamon stick and cardamom pods

Optional, add butter

Serve with butter chicken, black lime chicken, fish. Delicious by itself. 

And with the addition of peas