Simple Sweet Pulao

Recipes Ingredients:

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

Recipe Instructions:

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