Yellow Rice

also called yellow rice · turmeric rice · seasoned rice · halal cart rice · cart rice · basmati rice · arroz amarillo · riz asfar

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Yellow Rice: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
2 cups(400 g)basmati ricerinse until the water runs cleartoast the rice 2 minsimmer 15 min, lid onsteam off the heat 10 min, then fork
1 1/2 tspground turmericbloom the turmeric and cumin in butter
1 tspcumin seed
1 small(diced fine)yellow onion
3 Tbs(45 g)unsalted butter
3 cups(700 mL)chicken stock
1 1/2 tspkosher salt
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1rinse until the water runs clear

2bloom the turmeric and cumin in butter

4simmer 15 min, lid on

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Start to finish
at least 30 min1 of 5 steps gives no time
Needs you
about 5 min
  1. rinse until the water runs clear

    not timedfrom the start

  2. bloom the turmeric and cumin in butter

    3 minneeds youfrom the start

  3. toast the rice 2 min

    2 minneeds you3 min in

  4. simmer 15 min, lid on

    15 minwalk away5 min in

  5. steam off the heat 10 min, then fork

    10 minwalk away20 min in

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>> title: Yellow Rice
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: rice, turmeric, middle eastern, stock, side
>> counters: Shawarma Counter
>> aka: yellow rice, turmeric rice, seasoned rice, halal cart rice, cart rice, basmati rice, arroz amarillo, riz asfar
>> pairs-with: chicken-shawarma, white-sauce, rice-pilaf
>> servings: 6
>> time: 45 min

>> step: rinse until the water runs clear
Rinse @basmati rice{2%cups}(400 g) in a bowl of cold water, pouring off and refilling four or five times until the water stops going white, then drain it well.

>> step: bloom the turmeric and cumin in butter
Bloom @ground turmeric{1 1/2%tsp}, @cumin seed{1%tsp} and @yellow onion{1%small}(diced fine) in @unsalted butter{3%Tbs}(45 g) in a #saucepan{} over medium heat ~fry{3%min}, until the butter is orange and the onion is soft.

>> step: toast the rice 2 min
Toast @&(~2)rinsed rice{} in @&(~1)spiced butter{} ~toast{2%min}, stirring, until every grain is coated and slightly translucent at the edge.

>> step: simmer 15 min, lid on
Simmer @chicken stock{3%cups}(700 mL) and @kosher salt{1 1/2%tsp} with @&(~1)toasted rice{}, covered, over the lowest heat ~simmer{15%min}.

>> step: steam off the heat 10 min, then fork
Take @&(~1)rice{} off the heat and let it ~steam{10%min} with the lid still on and undisturbed, then fork it through.