Spicy Yellow Rice Recipe
A simple yellow rice recipe with a twist. It's flavourful and deliciously good. Pair it with your favourite protein, and you have an awesome meal.
- Reading time
- 2 MIN READ
- Ingredients
- 16 INGREDIENTS
- Step photos
- 11 PHOTOS
- Video
- VIDEO
A simple yellow rice recipe with a twist. It's flavourful and deliciously good. Pair it with your favourite protein, and you have an awesome meal.
INGREDIENTS / 16
- Cooking oil - 3 tablespoons
- Bay leaves - 2
- Black pepper - 1 teaspoon
- Cinnamon - 1 stick
- Onion - 1 large, sliced
- Garlic - 1 tablespoon, finely chopped
- Ginger - 1 Tablespoon, thinly sliced
- Chilli pepper - to taste
- Thyme - 1 teaspoon
- White pepper - 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric - 1 & 1/2 teaspoon
- Basmati rice - 2 cups, uncooked
- Chicken broth/stock - 2 cups
- Water - 1 cup
- Salt - to taste
- Butter - 1 tablespoon
METHOD / 11
2 MIN READ
- 01
Heat up the oil over medium heat.
- 02
Add the bay leaves, black peppercorns and cinnamon. Fry until fragrant. About 1 to 2 minutes.
If you don't have whole black pepper, add it after the onion so it doesn't burn.
- 03
Add the onion and fry until softened.
- 04
Add the garlic and ginger. Fry for about a minute.
- 05
Add the chilli pepper. The quantity you use depends on your heat tolerance. Stir it in and fry for about 1 minute.
- 06
Add the thyme, white pepper and turmeric. Fry for a minute or two.
- 07
Add the rice and mix to combine. You can use any kind of white rice you like.
- 08
Add the chicken broth and water. You can use only chicken broth. I only had 2 cups on hand.
The quantity of broth/water needed depends on the type of rice you use. You may need more or less.
- 09
Add some salt to taste, cover and cook on low heat until cooked.
- 10
Mix in 1 tablespoon of butter. Cover and cook for 1 minute.
- 11
Fluff rice and serve.
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ENJOY!
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RECIPE BY
Dolapo Grey
PUBLISHED JANUARY 7, 2021
