Nasi Briyani Recipe
Ingredients needed
• 1kg basmati rice, soaked for 30 minutes and drained
• 2-3 tsp ghee/butter
• 1 star anise
• 2 sticks cinnamon
• 4 cardamoms
• 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
• 5 pandan leaves, tear the middle and tie into a knot
• 1/4 cup yoghurt
• 3 cups evaporated milk
• 3 cups water
• salt
• some saffron or use colouring
• some toasted almond slivers or cashew nuts + raisins fried in ghee/butter for garnishing
Method
• Heat ghee, fry the spices till fragrant
• Add the rice and stir fry for about 2 minutes
• Transfer everything to the rice cooker
• Add lemongrass, yoghurt, water, evaporated milk, salt and pandan leaves and stir the mixture
• Switch on rice cooker and cook
• Once cooked, sprinkle saffron or colouring to the rice and mix gently
• Sprinkle toasted nuts and fried raisins and serve