Jeweled Rice,

Jeweled Rice, Inspired by Reza Mohammad *the spice prince* Serves 6

I loved this recipe because of its simplicity and power in taste… dessert

We need:

1 kg pishori rice

50gms dried raisins

A cup of thinly slices/ grated carrots

A cup of orange zest, preferably South African oranges, which are orange in colour, has a sweet taste.

350gms of sugar

Different colours of food colour

Almond nuts, halved

A table spoon of ghee, clarified butter.

Let’s get jeweled:

Wash the rice repeatedly until the water is clear. Soak the rice in water.

Add the carrots and orange zest into a pan, add 3 cups of water and the sugar and stir, let it simmer and add the raisins. Let it cook until it glistens. Remove from heat.

In a hot pan, *low heat* add the tablespoon of ghee, add the drained rice stir and let the ghee infuse in the rice.

Add 6 cups of boiling water stir and partially cover lid.

When the water has reduced, add the carrot, zest mixture *with the liquid* and stir.

Mix ½ a teaspoon of the food colour in little water, and add horizontally on the rice.

I chose red, yellow and blue food colours, so I have 2 lines of each colour on the rice.

Reduce hit, cover for 8-10 mins.

Serve immediately with the halved almonds as the garnish.

Enjoy J