Red Ricefrom Nipa
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Red Rice.
Ingredients
2 cups of Basmati Rice
1 small beet or half big one.(boiled)
1 Red onion
1 Red pepper
2 tsp tomato paste or 1 small tomato.
1/2 tsp crushed Garlic
1 tsp Biryani Masala (Shaan or Badshah)
1 tsp Corriander powder
1 tsp Chilli powder
1 dry chilli red pepper
1 small stick of cinnamon
1 or 2 big cardamom pieces
1 tsp jeera
1 tsp oil or butter
a pinch of Asafoetida
Salt to taste
Method:
- Soak the rice in water for 2-3 hours
- Cut onions, red pepper and tomato in long thin strips and set it aside.
- Grate the boiled and cooked beet and set it aside.
- On the stove on high heat some olive oil in a non stick skillet
- Add 1 tsp jeera and dry chilli red pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves.
- When jeera , dry pepper, cinnamon and cardamom start turning black add onions and Garlic.
- When the red onion is transparent, add red pepper
- When the red pepper is partially sautueed, add tomato paste or the tomatoe.
- Add a pinch of asafoetida
- Now add the rice without the water
- Wait till the rice gets transparent and glassy
- Add all the dry masala-Chilli powser, Corriander powder, Biryani Masala and Salt and mix it with rice.
- Now add the grated beet and stir it, the rice is going to turn in beautiful red color.
- Add 2 glasses of water and turn the heat down to medium and let it cook for 20-30 minutes or until rice is tender.
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