Chinese Jasmine Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups basmati rice
20 -25 jasmine fresh edible flowers
1 tablespoon oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 medium yellow bell pepper, de-seeded and finely chopped
1 medium red bell pepper, de-seeded and finely chopped
salt
3 -4 stalks green onions, finely chopped

Preparation

Soak rice in 4 cups of water for 30 minutes and then drain.
Boil 5 cups of water with salt.
Fold in the rice.
After sometime, combine jasmine flowers in a round sachet and add to the water. Let the flowers soak in the water containing the rice for a few minutes(i.e, until the rice is half cooked).
When the rice is half cooked, remove the sachet of flowers, drain the water and keep the rice aside.
Now heat oil in a non-stick pan.
Toss in the onion and saute for a few minutes.
Add both bell peppers and saute for a few minutes.
Fold in the rice and gently stir to combine.
Add salt and spring onion greens.
Mix well, cover and cook till the rice is fully cooked but the grains are separate.
Serve hot.
Enjoy!