Indian Tumeric Rice

From Real Life Dinner:

Basmati Rice with Turmeric and Peas

Author: Maria

Recipe type: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian

Prep time:  5 mins

Cook time:  28 mins

Total time:  33 mins

Serves: 6

Simple way to jazz up rice. The Turmeric adds powerful antioxidants and the peas add a pop of sweetness.

Ingredients

• 2 cups basmati rice
• 2 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ cup butter or vegetable oil
• 4 cups water
• 1½ cups frozen peas

Instructions

1. If cooking in a rice cooker….Add rice, turmeric, salt, butter or oil, and water. Set for cook. When rice is finished cooking, open lid and pour in frozen peas. Gently stir peas into rice. Shut lid and let sit for 8-10 minutes until peas are cooked.Serve
2. If cooking on the stove….Add rice, turmeric, salt, butter or oil and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low (make sure rice is still at a low simmer) cover and set timer for 20 minutes. when rice is finished cooking remove from heat, add frozen peas stir them into the rice and return lid to pot for 8-10 minutes. Serve
3. If using minute rice reduce water to 2 cups and half all other ingredients except rice….boil water, butter or oil, salt and turmeric. Add rice, remove from heat and cover.Let sit for 5 minutes. Add ¾ cup frozen peas, stir until combined, cover and let sit for 5-8 minutes

Notes from Jill's Kitchen: Ummmm, yes please. I was really nervous to try this, lest I ruin expensive basmati rice with a spice that I do not like the flavor of, but it turns out that I love tumeric. Who knew?? Two cups is definitely too much, which I realized as I poured the second cup into the pot. Whoops. Next time: HALF IT, JILL.