Chilled rice raita

Name: Chilled rice raita
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 200 g/7 oz/1¼ cups long-grain brown or basmati rice, rinsed and drained; 1 small green finger chilli, deseeded and chopped; a pinch of asafoetida (optional); ½ tsp cumin seeds; ½ tsp mustard seeds; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 tsp salt; 480 g/1 lb 1 oz/2¼ cups yogurt; 1 tbsp sunflower oil; ½ tbsp flaked/slivered almonds to garnish

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Pimp My Rice

By Nisha Katona

Published 2017

About

Rice raita is a very common salve to the delicate Indian stomach. It is comfort food, a panacea. Yogurt is seen as the ultimate antibiotic and rice as the god of small intestines. Okay, so that’s where this dish sits medicinally but it also tastes amazing – refreshing and zingy served alongside curries and breads.

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz/1¼ cups long-grain brown or basmati rice, rinsed and drained

Main course
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put the rice in a large saucepan and add 500 ml/17 fl oz/2 cups water to cover and bring to the boil. Reduce to