babble » food » Family Kitchen
Family Kitchen
Cheap and Easy Yellow Rice
When I first started to move away from pre-packaged foods, yellow rice in a bag was something that was hard to give up. Those little packs are so easy, but loaded with ingredients I didn’t want. I first started making my yellow rice with saffron, but it’s so expensive. As much as my family eats yellow rice, it just wasn’t practical. Then while searching through my spice cabinet one day, I spotted bright yellow turmeric, and gave it a try for my yellow rice. The color turned out perfect and it was super cheap!
Later on I found out turmeric is actually referred to as Indian saffron, because it is often used instead of more expensive saffron. For this recipe, I also add a little paprika for more depth of flavor and color. I love to serve this as a side with roast chicken and vegetables.
Cheap and Easy Yellow Rice
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups jasmine or basmati rice
3 cups chicken stock
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 clove finely chopped garlic
chopped green onions for garnish
Instructions
Rinse rice well and drain. Add all ingredients to a rice cooker, or a saucepan.
If using the cook top method, bring to a boil over high heat turn burner to a simmer and cover with a tightly fitting lid. Leave for 15 minutes. Then remove pan from burner and turn burner off. Do not remove the lid during the cooking process.
Let rice rest for another 15 minutes before serving, but remember do not remove the lid until it has rested.
Go Back To Family Kitchen
2 Comments
SNNG1234 commented on May 18 12 at 12:12 pmI see the cook top instructions…but what about if using the rice cooker? Just thrown everything into the cooker together?
Nikki commented on May 19 12 at 2:56 pmI was wondering about the rice cooker instructions myself–Since there aren’t any, I guess just throw everything in, and press start…?
I will probably leave the green onions until after the rice is done, and then just throw them in the cooker and close it for a few minutes.
Add your take:
Note: Babble is a supportive, diverse community. We encourage a range of opinions,
but any unduly hostile comments will be removed.
Comments are delayed up to 15 minutes
Shaina Olmanson 
Kelsey Banfield 
Brooke McLay 
Angie McGowan 
Paula Jones 
Kathy Patalsky 
Elizabeth Stark & Brian Campbell 
Julie Van Rosendaal 
Macki West 
Sara O'Donnell 
The Walt Disney Company supports Babble as a platform dedicated to honest, engaged, informed, intelligent and open conversation about parenting. However, the opinions expressed on this site are those of individual parents/writers and do not reflect the views of Disney. In addition, content provided on this site is for entertainment or informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or safety advice.
2