Ingredients:

• 2 cups – basmati Rice or any long grained Rice
• 4 cups – water
• 3 tbsp – oil
• 2 Maggie Chicken cubes
• a few Cloves
• 1 – Cinnamon
• 2 or 3 small – Cardamoms
• 2 – Bay Leaves
• 1 small – onion, sliced
• 1 – Tomato sliced
• chillies, as required
• 1 tsp – each Garlic and Ginger paste
• a pinch of Turmeric

Method:

1. Wash the rice and leave to dry for about 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, put some oil in a vessel and when heated add the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaf.
3. Add the sliced onions and when they turn pink, add the tomatoes, ginger-garlic paste and chillies.
4. When everything is fried well, add the rice and fry for at least 3 minutes.
5. Add four cups of water, add crumbled chicken cubes and turmeric powder and cook on a low flame.

Recipe courtesy of Lavi