Simple sweet pulao

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

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

Instructions:

Cooking Time: 35 Minutes 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.