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Serves 2

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup rice, washed and uncooked
2. 4  spring onions, finely chopped with greens
3. 2 cups basil
4. 1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes
5. 1/3 cup olive oil
6. 1 tsp olive oil
7. 2-4 cloves of garlic
8. 1 tsp chilly flakes
9. 1 cup milk
10. 2-3 cups water
11. 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
12. salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

In a blender add basil leaves, sun dried tomatoes, 1/3 cup olive oil, and garlic. Blend until smooth. In a thick bottomed saucepan heat 1 tsp olive oil and add onions to it. Fry until transparent. Add uncooked rice and saute for a minute.  Next add the basil and sun dried tomato paste and saute for a minute and add 1 cup milk and 1 cup water. Season with salt, pepper and chilly flakes and let the rice cook. You will notice that the gets soaked by the rice while cooking. Keep adding 1/2 a cup at a time to make sure the rice gets cooked completely. Make sure you don’t add too much water. Once the rice is completely cooked adjust the seasoning and add parmesan cheese. Serve hot!

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