Step 1

I rinsed 3 cups of white basmati rice until the water ran clear and then let the rice sit in water while I prepped the other ingredients.

Step 2

In a saucepan on the stove, heat your olive oil. Add the onions and garlic and the salt, cumin, and oregano. Saute. Add the lemon zest and the three cups of basmati rice, drained. Add the lemon juice to the rice and stir it well to coat your rice with the olive oil, herbs, and lemon.

Step 3

Transfer to your rice cooker - or continue cooking on the stovetop.

Step 4

I transferred the very flavorful rice to my rice cooker and added enough chicken broth to go a little higher than the 3 cup mark for white rice.

Step 5

Turn it on! That's it!

Step 6

At the end, I added additional lemon juice and fresh dill. I had read in some places to add additional butter at the end, but I did not do that. It tasted fine! I will definitely try to add butter on another day - I usually don't say no to butter.