Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 1/2 pound onions finely chopped
  • 2 cups rice cooked
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 23 cups vegetable stock or chicken stock
  • 2 each cloves whole
  • 1 each cinnamon sticks whole -OR- chinese cinnamon bark
  • 2 each bay leaves

Method

  • Heat the oil in a large casserole until moderately hot.
  • Add the onion and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
  • Put in the rice, tumeric, and salt, and continue to cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add the coconut milk and stock and bring the mixture to a boil.
  • Stir in the whole cloves, cinnamon, and bay leaves.
  • Turn the heat as low as possible and let the rice cook undisturbed for 20 minutes.
  • It is ready to serve when the rice is cooked.