Ingredients for Basic Risotto  Stage 1 ingredients
1 handful of Risotto/Arborio rice per person Some form of onions/leeks/Garlic finely chopped:
300ml of boiling water per person 1/2 an onion/leak/ per person
1 Chicken/Vegetable stock cube per person 1/2 clove of garlic (you don't have to use garlic, only if you like it)

Stage 2 Ingredients  Stage 3 - Extras
Whatever you have and whatever combination you feel will work White wine
Examples of ones I have done are: Grated Paramazan
Chorizo & Pea
Mushroom
Baby Summer Veg - Sweetcorn, mangetout & French Beans
Chicken, Bacon & Broccilli Florets
Pork Loin & apple
Chicken & Sweetcorn

Preperation
In a large saute pan (like a frying pan with 3inch sides) you can use a big saucepan if you don't have a saute pan or even a wok, heat the pan with nothing in for a couple of minutes and then add a splash (2tblsp) of oil and then turn the heat right down and add the stage 1 ingredients and gentley soften them for a couple of minutes.

If using chorizo or bacon, chop into small pieces around 1cm square and add to the stage 1 ingredients to gentley fry.

After a couple of minutes add the meat or mushrooms from stage 2, all other stage 2 vegetables should be kept OUT for now as we want them crunchy
Fry until the meat is browned and/or the mushrooms have gone a bit floppy

Now add your risotto rice to the frying pan and mix well with the other ingredients
If using white wine add half a glass per person now and stir until it evaporates
Fry for a couple of minutes and then sprinkle in your dry stockcube(s) and mix again

Now add a ladel worth of boiling water to the pan and stir well

Once all the water has been sucked into the rice add another ladel of water (I leave the water in the kettle and just pour in what i think is about a ladel worth)

Keep doing this until you have added 3 ladels worth of water, stirring all the time and then I add 2 ladel worths of water and any bigger veg ie broccilli, carrots, cauliflower etc. Stir well and then pop on the lid and simmer for a few mins, pop the washer on, fill the dishwasher, hug the husband/significant other, play with the kids or pets

Go back and stir again, once all the liquid has gone add 2 more ladels and repeat the step above, if you are adding other 'crunchy'/small veg ie sweetcorn, frozen peas, green beans add them now, a handful per person and stir

All ingredients are different, so keep adding the water until the rice is cooked to how you like it, some people like it very soft, some people like it a little crunchy

Finally add half a handful of grated paramazan per person right at the end. stir and serve immediately on it's own or glam up with garlic bread or forcachia