How to cook the Orzo like rice Ingredients: 2 Cups of orzo. A quarter of vegetable oil. 1 Cup of chicken soup. 1 Cup of water Cinnamon wood. Salt and black pepper (to taste) A quarter teaspoon of ground cloves. 3 Bay leaves. A quarter teaspoon of finely ground cardamom. Mastic A quarter of a teaspoon of ground chili (to taste). 2 Tablespoons