Sri Lanka Kaha Buth Yellow Rice

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- "A taste of Sri Lanka" By Indra Jayasekera
--KAHA BUTH ( YELLOW RICE
-- 450 g Basmati rice

50 g Onion

6 Cardamom

6 Clove

6 Peppercorns

75 g Ghee

Curry leaf sprigs 1/2 Lemon grass stem

1/2 ts Cinnamon, ground

1/2 ts Turmeric

850 ml Coconut milk

===========================> Directions <======================== Wash the rice. Slice the onion and grind the cardamoms, cloves and peppercorns together. Heat the ghee and when hot fry the onion, curry leaves and lemon grass. Fry until onions are browned, then add the rice and stir fry for a further 3 minutes. Add the ground spices, cinnamon and turmeric and pour in the coconut milk. Bring to the boil and cook over high heat for 5 minutes, then cover the pan, reduce heat and allow to simmer until the rice is cooked. ISBN #962 224 010 0