Nice 'n' spicy savoury rice - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 200g basmati rice
• 1 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
• 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and chopped
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 cardamom pods, cracked
• 1½ tsp medium curry powder
• 50g frozen peas
• 50g frozen sweetcorn
• 50g flaked almonds (optional)
• 375ml stock (1 stock cube dissolved in 375ml boiling water)