Rice Dishes Recipes - Colored Rice Recipe

Ingredients

• 90ml/6 tbsp ghee

• 5ml/1 tsp cumin seeds

• 5 cloves

• 5 black peppercorns

• 2 bay leaves

• 2.5cm/1 in cinnamon stick

• 1 black cardamom pod

• 1 onion, thinly sliced

• 225g/8 oz/1 cup patna or basmati rice

• 2 large cloves garlic, crushed

• 5ml/1 tsp garam masala

• salt

• 225g/8 oz peas

• 500ml/17 fl oz/2 1/4 cups water

• 1.5ml/1/4 tsp red food color

• 5ml/1 tsp yellow food color

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Method:

1. Heat the ghee in a heavy-based pan and fry the cumin seeds until lightly browned. Add the cloves, peppercorns, bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, onion and garlic and fry until golden brown. Mix in the drained rice and fry for 2 minutes.

2. Stir in the garam masala, salt, peas and water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 15 minutes. If any water is left, dry off on a high heat but don't stir; tip the pan to check the water.

3. Turn off the heat. Mix the red color into one side of the rice with fork and the yellow color into the other side. Cover and leave for 5 minutes for serving hot with raita, cauliflower and a chicken dish.