Surprise rice

Surprise rice

Author: Yvonne Walus - Recipe writer

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

Serves: 4

Time to make: 10 mins

Ingredients

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a glass jar with a tight lid, large enough for all the ingredients (about 350ml)

1 cup uncooked white rice

2 teaspoons turmeric

1 teaspoon dried onion flakes (buy these in the spices aisle)

2 teaspoons salt-reduced vegetable stock powder

1 stick cinnamon

½ cup raisins, currants or sultanasgolden raisinsX

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Instructions

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1 Wash jar in warm water. Leave it in the sun or a warm place to dry inside.

2 To create colourful layers in jar (see picture), first pour – cup rice into the bottom of jar. Cover it with turmeric. Add onion flakes as the next layer, then a raisin layer. Sprinkle stock powder over then finish with another 1/2 cup rice.

3 Gently insert cinnamon stick, careful not to shake jar. Close lid. Attach instruction label to jar. Wrap a circle of fabric around the top and fasten with a ribbon.

Instruction label to attach to jar

To make this Surprise rice, pour ingredients into a pot, cover with 1 1/2 cups cold water and cook. Merry Christmas!

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check turmeric and onion flakes are gluten free and use gluten-free stock powder.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 234 cal

Kilojoules 980 kJ

Protein 4 g

Total fat 1 g

Saturated fat N/S

Carbohydrates 55 g

Sugar 12 g

Dietary fibre 1 g

Sodium 30 mg

Calcium 10 mg

Iron 1 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.