Yellow Rice Recipe

The vibrant yellow colour rice dish or peele chawal are not just visually appealing but very delicious too. It is commonly prepared as a lunch meal in many households and eaten with curd or any gravy dish.

Ingredients

• 2 cup Basmati Rice, rinsed and soaked for 30 minutes
• 8 cups Water
• 2 tsp Salt or according to taste
• ¾ tsp Cee Pee Haldi Powder
• 2 Cloves
• 3 Green cardamom
• 1 tsp Cee Pee Cinnamon Powder
• 2 tbsp cooking oil or Ghee
• ½ tsp Cee Pee Mustard seeds
• ½ tsp Cee Pee Jeera
• ¼ tsp Cee Pee Kashmiri lal mirch
• 1 medium sized Onion, chopped
• 3 cloves of Garlic, chopped
• ¼ cup coriander leaves, chopped

Method

1. In a large pot, add 8 cups of water and salt and bring it to boil. Add rice and stir well.
2. Add cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon and simmer for around 8-10 minutes.
3. Check the rice after 8 minutes and keep it on flame until they are nice and fluffy. Not all water will be absorbed.
4. Drain rice, rinse them with cold water and remove all the spices.
5. In another large pan, heat oil on medium flame. Add mustard seeds, and cumin seeds and cook until mustard seeds start spluttering.
6. Then add chopped onions and sauté for about 5-7 minutes until onion turns golden brown.
7. Add garlic and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Now add chilli powder and mix well. Add rice and mix it again.
8. Sprinkle turmeric powder over rice and mix well. Cook for about 3-4 minutes while stirring occasionally.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve fresh and hot.