Flavored Rice
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Nil
- Easy
- Serves 4
Sweet Rice in India is generally cooked with Jaggery. This recipe replaces jaggery with fruit Juice to create one’s own flavors.
Ingredients
- Long grain rice one cup
- Fruit Juice of Choice (Guava, Pomegranate) One and a half cup
- Water One and a half cup
- Whole Black Pepper, Cloves 10-15 each
- Raisins, Cashew halves 15-20 each
- Butter one tea spoon
Method
- STEP 1Soak Rice in water 30 minutes
- STEP 2Melt Butter in Pan. Pour Rice and one and a half cup water in Pan
- STEP 3Add Juice
- STEP 4Add Whole Black Pepper, Cloves, Raisins, Cashew Halves
- STEP 5Cook on medium heat till almost all liquid evaporates
- STEP 6Cover Lid to let steam fully tenderize rice
- STEP 7Decorate Rice with some additional Raisins
- STEP 8Serve Warm. To get extra zing - For Indian Taste serve with Pickle (Mango, Lemon, Green Chilly) For European Taste Sprinkle favorite alcohol on rice
- STEP 9Note: For Dehradoon Basmati Rice generally two and a half to three cups of water & Juice mix is used. Different varieties of rice and different juices (depending on the juice thickness) will require different amount of liquid. For Guava Juice e.g. total 3 cups of liquid is needed. While for Pomegranate Juice two and a half cup is adequate. If trying another juice first heat a small quantity to check if it retains its flavor and taste. For larger flavor use more juice than water. Next Experiment with cooking rice in wine
