Lime & Spice Rice

Name: Lime & Spice Rice (Malaysia Naranga Choru India)
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: chilli; minced ginger; black mustard seeds; water; ground turmeric; basmati rice; oil; peanuts; spice mix; fork; rice; lime; coriander seeds; garlic cloves; black pepper; cumin seeds

Malaysia Naranga Choru India

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Nutmeg Trail

By Eleanor Ford

Published 2022

About

Earthy spices offset by tangy lime, a delightful mingling from the Malabari Jews of Kerala. Spice and monsoon winds brought both Jewish and Chinese communities to this cosmopolitan region of India from the early centuries AD.

Method

Wash 400 g (2 cups) basmati rice well, leaving to soak for half an hour if you have the time. Drain and put in a pan with