Easy Pilau Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 ounce butter
1 cup basmati rice
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 bay leaf
4 green cardamom pods
4 cloves
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups boiling water

Preparation

Melt the butter in a saucepan.
Stir in the rice until it is coated in the butter.
Add the spices and salt.
Add the boiling water.
Cover with a tight fitting lid, and simmer on the lowest heat for 15 minutes--do not stir in the meantime.