Basmati Rice with Ginger-Seasoned Yogurt

Basmati Rice with Ginger-Seasoned Yogurt

  Ready in : 45 mins

Basmati Rice with Ginger-Seasoned Yogurt is a gluten free and vegetarian side dish. One serving contains 272 calories, 5g of protein, and 10g of fat. For 91 cents per serving, this recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It is brought to you by foodandspice.blogspot.com. 1 person has made this recipe and would make it again. If you have yogurt, ghee, piece ginger, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 24%, which is not so super.

Ingredients

basmati rice

basmati rice

1 cup

ghee

ghee

2 tablespoons

ginger

ginger

1 teaspoon

sea salt

sea salt

1 teaspoon

water

water

1.75 cups

yogurt

yogurt

1 cup

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Rinse the rice well in a small strainer. Soak the rice in the water for 20 to 30 minutes or overnight.

    water

    water

    rice

    rice

    sieve
    sieve
  2. 2
    Drain, reserving the soaking water, and let the rice air dry in a fine-meshed strainer for 10 to 15 minutes.Bring the reserved soaking water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in the rice, reduce the heat to very low, cover, and simmer undisturbed for 20 minutes or until the water is absorbed.

    water

    water

    rice

    rice

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    sauce pan
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    sieve
  3. 3
    Remove from the heat and let the rice sit covered for 5 minutes.

    rice

    rice

  4. 4
    Add the ghee or butter and salt, and gently mix with a fork. When the rice has cooled to room temperature, gently fold in the yogurt, buttermilk or sour cream and ginger. Can be served chilled or at room temperature.

    buttermilk

    buttermilk

    sour cream

    sour cream

    butter

    butter

    ginger

    ginger

    yogurt

    yogurt

    ghee

    ghee

    rice

    rice

    salt

    salt