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Geelrys — yellow rice with raisins

Geelrys — yellow rice with raisins

  • Side dish
  • South African

Turmeric rice with cinnamon and cardamom, finished with raisins and butter.

Active time15 min

Cooking35 min

Total45 min

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Ingredients

  • 30 g unsalted butter
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 ml ground turmeric
  • 1000 ml water
  • 250 ml seedless raisins
  • 500 ml uncooked white rice
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar — optional
  • 3 cardamom pods

Preparation

  1. Break the cinnamon and crush the cardamom. Put the rice, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, water and salt in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, then cook over low heat for about 25 min until the grains are tender.

    2 cinnamon sticks
    2 ml ground turmeric
    1000 ml water
    500 ml uncooked white rice
    ¼ tsp salt
    3 cardamom pods
    • saucepan
    • spoon
    • knife
    • chopping board
  2. Drain and briefly rinse the rice. Remove the whole spices. Return to the pan with the raisins, butter and optional sugar. Cover and heat very gently for about 10 min until the raisins soften. Fluff before serving.

    30 g unsalted butter
    250 ml seedless raisins
    1 tsp sugar — optional
    • colander
    • saucepan with lid
    • spoon

Allergens

  • Milk

Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Eggs, Fish, Gluten, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.

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Geelrys — yellow rice with raisins