Brown rice paradise

Ingredients (serves 4):
2 cups brown rice, washed and soaked
50g almonds, blanched and sliced
50g raisins
3 cardamom pods (豆蔻), 1 cinnamon stick (桂皮)
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups chicken or vegetable stock

Method:
1. Brown the cardamom pods and cinnamon in a lightly-oiled pan. Add brown rice and stir fry.
2. Add flavoured stock to rice and spices and start in a rice cooker. Allow to cool slightly.
3. While rice cooks, toast almond slices.
4. Serve cooked brown rice in a platter and top with toasted almonds and raisins.

Recipe source: Today newspaper