Ribbon Rice

This is a recipe I read sometime back in Nimmy Paul’s blog. There is a slight variation from the original recipe. I added whole garam masala spices while cooking rice and mint leaves in the chutney… This is a mild and delicious recipe. It is not a biryani

Ribbon rice is a layered rice delight… . It is all about assembling 3 dishes…And pretty easy to make…

For Rice layer

• Long grain Basmati – 1 cup
• Black pepper – 5
• Cinnamon stick – 1 small piece
• Cardamom – 1
• Salt to taste

Prawns masala

• Medium sized prawns – 12 to 15 pieces
• Onion – 1 big finely chopped
• Tomatoes – 2 finely chopped
• Green chili – 2 slit
• Garlic – 2 tbsp finely chopped
• Ginger – 1 tbsp finely chopped
• Chili powder –  1 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

For Chutney

• Freshly grated Coconut – 1/2 cup
• Coriander leaves finely chopped – 1/2 cup
• Mint leaves – 1/4 cup
• garlic – 1 big clove
• ginger – 1 tsp roughly chopped
• shallots – 2 pieces skinned
• lemon juice – 1 tbsp
• salt to taste

You have to,

Step 1

• Wash the rice without breaking the grains
• Soak it for at least 30 minutes
• Boil 6 cups of water with spices and salt
• Add rice and cook
• Once done strain in a colander.

Step 2

• Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. allow to pop
• add onions and saute till translucent
• add the green chili, ginger and garlic
• Continue frying till the raw smell disappear and the onion caramelizes
• add tomatoes and cook till oil separates. Now add prawns and saute well
• Cook till it turns red (that is when the prawns are cooked
• Add salt and stir fry for a while ans remove from flame

Step 3

• Grind all the ingredients mentioned under chutney to a smooth paste. Don’t add water.

Assembling Rice

• Take a big bowl
• Divide Rice into 3 portions
• Spread a bit ghee inside the bowl ( 2 drops of ghee should be more than enough)
• Add first portion of white rice and spread evenly
• Now add the prawns masala
• Spread the 2nd portion of rice
• Now the chutney layer
• And finish with white rice….You are done
• Now take the serving plate and upside down the bowl on the plate.
• While serving slice vertically and serve