Spiced saffron rice - Penguin Books New Zealand

Ingredients

• 900ml chicken or vegetable stock (use 2 stockpots or stock cubes) or water
• 1 tsp ground cardamom or 12 cardamom pods, cracked
• 6 cloves
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 tsp saffron threads or 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 500g basmati rice
• 75g butter, cut into pieces, or 3 tbsp sunflower oil
• salt and pepper