Nutritional Black Rice

Black rice is renowned for both its rich nutritional profile as well as deep flavor. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​It calms Vata thanks to its sweet and grounding qualities. This recipe is nice for Pitta as well, thanks to the cooling qualities of rice, the spices used, and the rosebuds. ​​​​​​​​Black rice is not as easy to digest as white rice though it’s recommended for those with fairly good digestive fire ie.g Agni.

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Serves: 2 people​​​​​​​​

Preparation time: 30 minutes​​​​​​​​

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Ingredients

​​​​​1 Tab Ghee​​​​​​​​

½ cup Black rice - rinsed and soaked for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight​​​​​​​​

½ cup White basmati rice​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​1 ½ cup Filtered Water​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​1 tsp Grated fresh ginger​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​1 Kaffir lime leaf​​​​​​​​

½ tsp Mineral salt​​​​​​​​ (Himalayan, Celtic)

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Topping​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​2 Tabs Ghee​​​​​​​​

1 Tabs Coriander seeds​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​1 tsp Aniseed​​​​​​​​

Soaked & peeled almonds or toasted almond flakes

Optional: chopped seasonal herb such as parsley, coriander (wintertime), basil (summertime)

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Directions

1. Heat 1 tbsp of ghee and gently cook the ginger and lime leaf till the aroma comes up.​​​​​​​​

2. ​​​Stir in the salt, both types of rice, mix to combine​​​​​​​​

3. ​​​​​​​​Pour in the water, cover and cook until the black rice is soft, about 30 minutes. You might need a little extra water.​​​​​​​​

4. ​​​​​​​​Just before serving, heat the remaining 2 tbsp of ghee and gently toast the coriander seeds along with aniseed for about a minute.​​​​​​​​

5. ​​​​Stir the mixture into the rice and serve with peeled almonds or toasted almond flakes and chopped fresh parsley, coriander or basil.