Ingredients
2 cups long grain rice
21/2 tsp ghee (clarified butter)
1 large onion, sliced
4 whole cloves
6 cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick
4 cups chicken stock
salt to taste

Method
1. Wash rice well and drain.
2. Heat ghee in a saucepan and fry the onion until golden in colour.
3. Add spices and drained rice.
4. Stir fry for 5 minutes, add stock and salt and bring to boil until cooked.
5. Gently fluff up rice with a fork, removing whole spices.
Note: Same preparation for Yellow Rice with turmeric (2 tsp turmeric powder) and Tomato Rice with tomato paste/puree (4 tsp tomato paste/puree).