Cardamom rice pilaf from Spice by Christine Manfield

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 brown onion, minced
• ghee
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon nigella seeds
• seeds from 3 green cardamom pods, ground
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cloves
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons Fried Shallots
• 500 ml water