Moroccan Rice Pilaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 teaspoon unsalted butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup white basmati rice
1 1/2 cups water or 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup raisins

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Melt butter on medium-low heat in a small ovenproof pot.
Fold in onions and stir well.
Cook for 3-4 minutes until onions turn translucent but are not browned.
Add cumin, cayenne pepper, paprika and rice.
Stir well so that the rice is evenly coated with butter.
Cook for 3-4 minutes.
Stir in stock and raisins.
Bring to a boil on high heat.
Once the stock comes to a boil, cover the pot and let the pilaf cook in the oven for 18 minutes.
Fold in salt, pepper and almonds before fluffing with a fork and serving.
Enjoy!