Nasi kuning, Yellow Rice or Turmeric Rice is one of several Indian recipes designed to hold up perfectly to the curries and spices of Indian food. This dish is also very popular in other Asian countries. For example Indonesian people often cook the yellow rice to celebrate special occasion like birthday, or ceremonial festive.
By adding turmeric to plain white rice you’ll be guaranteed an added kick of flavor and color. Besides being delicious, the health benefits of turmeric are pretty amazing. It’s been used as an anti-inflammatory for hundreds of years in India and China. It is usually bought in powder form but the root is sometimes also available from Singapore, Malaysia, India and other Asian grocery shops.
Turmeric’s colour is fairly indelible – if you are working with fresh turmeric, be careful of your chopping surfaces – if using wood, it might take some time to remove the dye from the wood.
Ingredients for biryani rice:
white rice- 2 cups
salt – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Garlic paste – 1 tsp
Sesame Oil – 1 tsp
Cooking method:
Here’s the step by step biryani rice recipe:
1. Wash the rice well. Add the rice to a rice cooker. Fill rice cooker with water. Add a little more water if you like soft sticky rice.
2. Add the salt, garlic, sesame oil and turmeric and mix well.
3. Cook according to rice cooker instructions.