Basmati Chaaval - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups basmati rice
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2/3 cup water

Preparation

Pick the rice over and put in a bowl.
Wash in several changes of water.
Drain.
Pour 3 times the water you have rice over the rice and let soak for 30 minutes hour.
Drain thoroughly.
Combine the rice, salt, butter and the water in a pot.
Bring to a boil.
Cover with a tight fitting lid, turn heat to very low and cook for 20 minutes.
Lift the lid, mix gently but quickly with a fork and cover again.
Cook for 5-10 minutes until tender.