Lightly Spiced Mushroom Risotto

Lightly Spiced Mushroom Risotto

Ingredients

1 Cup Short Grain Rice washed and drained
1/2 Cup Chopped Onion
1 Clove Garlic
1/2 Cup Chopped Button Mushrooms
31/2 Cups Hot Vegetable Stock or Plain Water
1 Tbs butter
2-3 Dried Red Chillies
2 Bay Leafs
1/2 Cinnamon Stick
Splash of White Wine
2-3 Tbs Whole Milk
Salt and Pepper to Taste

Directions

Heat butter in a pan
Add onions and garlic and saute them on a low flame till cooked
Add Chillies, Bay leafs and Cinnamon Stick and saute for a couple of minutes
Add Chopped Mushrooms and saute on low flame till they are cooked
Next add the washed and drained rice
Toast the rice till the water is evaporated
Add the wine and bring to a boil
Slowly start adding the Vegetable Stock or Water stirring the rice continuously.
Do not add all the stock at one time. Start with adding 1/2 a cup at a time. Once the first 1/2 cup is absorped, repeat with 1/2 cup more. Repeat till all the stock is added
After adding the last 1/2 cup, stir and add milk, salt and pepper and remove from the flame
Serve hot with chopped chives