Red Garlic Rice 

Ingredients:

7-8 large cloves of garlic finely chopped

1/2 cup Basmati rice

1 1/4 cups of water

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp butter

1 tsp cumin

1 1/2 tsp red chili powder

salt to taste

coriander to garnish

Method:

1. Wash the rice in running water and soak it for about 10 minutes.
2. Heat the oil in a thick bottomed pan and add the butter to it. Then when the butter has spluttered and the foam has subsided add the cumin seeds and  allow them to splutter. Once that is done, add the chili powder and garlic.
3. Once the garlic has turned light golden, quickly add all the remaining ingredients because we don't want the garlic to turn any more brown and give a burnt taste. Neither do we want a raw taste of garlic... Trust me, its even worst! So just let it turn slightly golden over a slow heat before adding in all the ingredients.
4. Cover it with a lid that has a vent to let the steam escape and place it over the largest burner over moderate heat and cook covered until the rice is done.

Tip:

• First add the garlic and then the chili powder or else, the powder will turn black by the time the garlic is golden and would not give us the red color that we want!
• You can also add a pinch of asafoetida along with the chili powder... it will work wonders!