Title: Simple Sweet Pulao
Categories: Indian Rice
Yield: 6 Servings

1/3	c	Butter
2 1/3	c	Rice
		Seeds Of 3 Cardamoms
6		Cloves
3/4	c	Raisins
3/4	c	Blanched Almonds
2	tb	Sugar
2		Blades Mace
1	pn	Of Salt
		Good Pinch Of Saffron
1		4-Inch Cinnamon Stick

Melt the butter and add the rice; brown it well without scorching it. Add the cardamom seeds, cloves, raisins, almonds, sugar, mace, salt and saffron. Stir in the pan for 1 minute. Cover with water, add the cinnamon and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, then lower the heat to simmer very gently in the saucepan, covered. Cook until the rice is tender, adding water a little at a time should the liquid become absorbed before the rice is cooked.

From How To Make Good Curries by Helen Lawson Copyright 1973

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