Spanish Sausage Rice

Arroz con Salchicha


Ingredients
Spanish sausage (cut in coins)
4 cloves of garlic
2 green chillies
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4 cups Basmati rice
2 chicken stock cubes
6 cups water
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2 onions (chopped)
1 bellpepper(diced)
Hand full of beans (chopped)
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 bay leaf
 3 tbsp olive oil
Method.
Fry the sausages till light brown & keep aside
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Boil water with stock cubes & keep aside.
Heat olive oil in a sauce pan with a bay leaf.
Add onions & fry till light golden brown.
Then add chopped vegetables & fry for a while.
Add basmati rice & stir for some time.
 Then add boiled water along with a pinch of saffron & tomato puree.
Bring to the boil, cover tightly and simmer until the rice is tender and the water has been absorbed.
Reduce the heat.
When rice is 3/4 cooked remove from fire.
Add fried sausages & stir .
Close the lid tightly . Stir occassionaly with a wooden spatule.
When fully cooked remove the lid & let it cool.