Mom's Curried Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup white rice
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 cup onon - chopped
• 1 cup celery - chopped
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper - or to taste
• 2 cups chicken broth
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. In a large frying pan, melt butter, onion, celery and sauté, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent.
2. Blend together the rice, curry powder, and cayenne pepper.
3. Add to the onion mixture and stir while cooking until rice is coated, about 2 minutes.
4. Pour in the broth.
5. When it boils, cover the pan and reduce heat to low.
6. Simmer until rice is tender and the broth is absorbed, 18–20 minutes.
7. Add salt and pepper to taste.