Seasoned Basmati Rice

Ingredients

• 4 cups rice divided uncooked
• 8  peppercorns black
• 1 teaspoon cardamom pods toasted
• 2 sticks cinnamon halved (3-inch)
• 0.3 cup crystallized ginger divided minced
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds divided toasted
• 1 cup lentils divided
• 12 servings try build-a-meal 
• 1 teaspoon pepper white divided

Equipment

• bowl
• cheesecloth
• kitchen twine

Directions

1. To prepare bouquet garni, combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Divide mixture evenly among 4 packages of a double layer of (4-inch-square) cheesecloth. Gather edges of cheesecloth together; tie securely with kitchen twine.