Yellow Savoury Rice

Name: Yellow Savoury Rice
Ingredients: 1 lb long grain rice; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3 shallots, sliced finely; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 1/2 cups coconut milk; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 cloves; 1 kaffir lime leaves or 1 bay leaf

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 lb long grain rice
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 shallots, sliced finely
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
1 kaffir lime leaves or 1 bay leaf

Directions

1

Soak the rice for 1 hour, wash and drain. Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the sliced shallots, stirring all time, for 2 minutes.
2

Add the rice, turmeric, coriander and cumin, stir fry for another 2 minutes and then put in the coconut milk and the other ingredients.
3

Boil the mixture, uncovered, stirring it once or twice with a wooden spoon, until the liquid has been soaked up by the rice. Then cover the saucepan tightly and leave on a low heat, undisturbed, for 10 minutes, or finish cooking in the oven or microwave.
4

Transfer it to a serving dish and take out and discard the cinnamon stick, cloves and kaffir lime or bay leaf.
5

Serve hot as an accompaniment to savoury meat or fish dishes and vegetables.