Instructions: Melt butter and soften chopped shallots.

Add broken cashew nuts and cook slowly to extract flavor. If you are very rich you can add Macadamia Nuts instead. Yummy!

Add Basmati Rice and stir. Rice gets kinda clear looking.

Add stock or water. Cover. Bring to boil.

Reduce to simmer and cook covered until all water is just absorbed.

During the cooking period, toss lightly at least once, using a fork.

Turn off fire and let sit 15 minutes to finish the absorption of water, fluff with a fork. The long grains of rice should be separate and perfumed.

A julienne of dried apricots may be added during the finishing period.

Tracys Notes: Served this with honey glazed game hens. It was excellent! I did add some slivered apricots at the end. Also, used a chicken bouillon cube and omitted the salt. Cashews were salted as well.

Yield: 4 servings

Preparation Time: 00:30

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