Yellow Fried Rice
Simple Yellow fried rice recipe. You can add some vegetables to this, but the main flavor is of the turmeric, cardamom and the aromatic rice.
Ingredients
- Gobindo Bhog Rice or basmati rice – 1 cup
- Water – 2 cups
- Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
- Sugar – ½ tsp
- Cashew nuts – 1/3 cups
- Green cardamom powder – ½ tsp
- Salt to taste
- Clarified butter – 1 ½ tbsp
Instructions
- Take rice in a bowl. Add water and rinse the rice.
- Discard the impure water. Repeat this 2-3 times or until you are satisfied that the rice is clean.
- Soak the rice for atleast 30 minutes, This is very important.
- Heat clarified butter in a pressure cooker on medium heat.
- Add the cashew nuts and fry till they are light brown.
- Now add the turmeric powder and soaked rice. Mix well and cook on a high flame for 2-3 minutes.
- Add water, cashew, sugar, cardamom powder and salt. Add ½ tsp clarified butter and stir well.
- Now close the pressure cooker with its lid. Cook till 2 whistles.
- Switch off the gas. Let the pressure completely release by itself.
- Then open and set aside for 5-10 mins.
Notes
Serve with curry (Vegetable, Chicken or Mutton)