Plain Indian Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup brown basmati rice
2 teaspoons ghee
1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
2 1/2 cups filtered water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Preparation

Wash rice under cold tap water and set aside to drain.
In a 2 quart saucepan, heat ghee over medium heat.
Add mustard and cumin seeds.
When the mustard seeds sputter and pop, add water, rice, and salt.
Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low.
Simmer untouched for 45-50 minutes.
Take off the heat and allow the rice to set for 5 minutes.
Just before serving, add black pepper and fluff the grains with a fork. Serve hot.