yellow basmati rice

This easy turmeric rice is full of flavour and makes a great side dish.  Turmeric adds lovely colour and cooking in chicken stock makes it the most tastiest rice ever.  This yellow basmati rice is oven baked, so you can set and forget while prepping the rest of the meal.

Turmeric Rice

Butter

Brown / Yellow Onion, diced

Turmeric

Basmati Rice

Chicken Stock

Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F.

Melt butter in a heavy bottom pot (a...

Melt butter in a heavy bottom pot (a dutch oven is perfect) on medium heat, then add onion and sauté until softened.

Add turmeric and mix together with the onion...

Add turmeric and mix together with the onion until fragrant - no more than 30 seconds.

Add rice and chicken stock to the pot...

Add rice and chicken stock to the pot and give it a good stir. Place lid on the pot and move it to the oven to cook for 25 minutes.

Pull the pot out of the oven and...

Pull the pot out of the oven and set aside for 10 minutes with the lid still on. Remove the lid, fluff the rice with a fork and serve.

This authentic, Latin-style yellow rice, or Arroz Amarillo, pairs long grain basmati rice with simple spices and is ready in under 30 minutes.

Yellow Basmati Rice

basmati rice

chicken broth

tbsp butter

turmeric

tbsp minced garlic

tsp cumin

tsp cinnamon

bay leaf

In a dutch over, or in a large stove pot, heat the butter, turmeric, garlic, cumin, and cinnamon over medium heat until the butter has melted.

Once the butter's melted, stir the spices into it and add the rice to the pot, stirring again until the rice is evenly coated and cooking over medium heat for about 2 minutes, lightly toasting the rice and spices.

Pour the chicken broth into the pot and add the bay leaf.

Put the pot's lid on, and bring the pot to a rolling boil, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking to the bottom.

As soon as the broth reaches a full boil, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and let it simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes. Be careful not to stir too often and let the heat escape.

After simmering for 20 minutes, turn the heat off, but leave the lid on and let the rice 'rest' for 10 minutes.

Remove the bay leaf. Fluff the cooked rice with a fork and serve it warm.

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