Spiced Rice | Community Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked rice (preferably basmati)
• 1 tablespoon oil (not olive, or butter)
• 1 handful cashew nuts
• 1 handful raisins (small raisins)
• 1 handful green peas
• chopped cilantro
• 1 stick cinnamon
• black peppercorns (whole)
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cardamom
• 2 green chiles (if you like it spicy, slit)
• 3 cloves
• gram star anise
• toasted sliced almonds (optional)