Yellow Rice

Name: Yellow Rice
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 250 ml (1 cup) rice; 60 ml (1/4 cup) seedless raisins; 6 whole cloves; 5 ml (1 teaspoon) salt; 2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) turmeric; 1-2 thin slices green (fresh) ginger; 625 ml (2 1/2 cups) cold water; 30 g (30 ml) (2 tablespoons) butter

By Lannice Snyman

May 16, 2006

Geelrys (yellow rice) is great with bobotie and curry. Its other name, begrafnisrys (funeral rice) comes from the fact that it was always part of the meal served after funerals, a tradition of both the Dutch and the Cape Malays.

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Yield
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

250

ml (1 cup) rice

ml (1/4 cup) seedless raisins

whole cloves

ml (1 teaspoon) salt

ml (1/2 teaspoon) turmeric

1-2

thin slices green (fresh) ginger

625

ml (2 1/2 cups) cold water

g (30 ml) (2 tablespoons) butter

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Preparation

Combine the rice, raisins, cloves, salt, turmeric, ginger and water in a medium saucepan. Cover and simmer gently until the rice is tender and all the liquid has been absorbed. Add the butter, fluff up with a fork and discard the ginger. Tip into a warm bowl and serve hot.

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