The yellow colour of this rice is so bright that I find it almost impossible to photograph!You can see I’ve gone for a dark set-up above, a light set-up further down the post and a blue colour scheme with the curry at the end. A highly frustrating photoshoot (and I’m still not happy with the pics). It’s a good job I get to eat it at the end. Food always calms me down 😋 I love the gentle aromatic flavour of this vibrant rice. Super easy to make, but it adds a little something special to the dinner table on curry night.
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I’m using basmati rice for this, but you can replace with long-grain white rice if you like.Be sure to use white rice (brown rice takes longer to cook and you won’t get the same yellow colour). Also, don’t use easy-cook rice - or you won’t get that nice fluffy rice texture. Remove the lid, fluff up the rice and serve.
Soften chopped onion in a saucepan with a little oil and butter. Stir in those lovely spices (I’m using cumin seeds, cardamom pods, cloves and turmeric), plus a couple of bay leaves before adding the uncooked rice.Add boiling water to the pan, then stir, cover and cook on a VERY LOW heat for 20 minutes.
Or how about served up with this chicken jalfrezi and my homemade chapati…
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