Spicy and Tangy Orange Rice

1. Wash & soak the rice for at least 20 minutes.

2. Now lets make orange paste, in a mixer grind dry red chilies, ginger, garlic, coconut & onion into a fine paste. Keep it aside.

3. In a large heavy bottom pot, add ghee, oil , cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf, cloves, green chilies and sauté for few seconds.

4. Then add onion & tomatoes and sauté until the tomatoes are mushy.

5. Once done add green paste, turmeric, salt, orange paste and cook well for few more minutes.

6. Finally add 1.5 cups of water and bring it to a boil. Once boiling add rice and check for seasoning and adjust it as per requirement.

7. Cover and cook the rice for 10- 12 minutes on medium low flame. (you could also pressure cook it as usual).

8. Fluff up the rice and serve after 10 minutes. Serve hot with raita or mushroom capsicum gravy, panner gravy , aloo gobi.

1. If your serving for kids you can reduce the no of dry red chilies to 2 and omit green chilies.
2. You could pressure cook as well.